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\"AntonVets\"<\/a>John Chitty<\/strong> is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons<\/a> (RCVS) Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine. He qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1990 and gained a RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine in 2000. Dr. Chitty is co-director of a small animal\/exotics practice in Andover, Hampshire (United Kingdom) with 100% avian\/exotics\/small mammal caseload, both referral and first opinion:\u00a0 Anton Vets<\/a>. He is consultant to seven zoological collections, a commercial laboratory, and the Great Bustard Reintroduction project<\/a>. Dr. Chitty has co-edited three texts on avian medicine, one on rabbit surgery, and he is co-author of a textbook on tortoise medicine, Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery<\/a>. Dr. Chitty is also the author of various book chapters and papers on a range of species.<\/p>\n

John Chitty served as the 2015-2017 President of the European Association of Avian Veterinarians<\/a> and he was also President of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association<\/a> from 2017-18. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine<\/a> and is a Trustee of Vetlife<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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