Construction began Nov. 5 on the University of Adelaide’s new $10 million Equine Health and Performance Center at the Roseworthy Campus in Roseworthy, South Australia.

The center–part of the Veterinary Health Centers at the University’s School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences–will be used for equine teaching and research in the veterinary program, as well as providing first-opinion and referral veterinary clinical services to the South Australian public.

It will be a significant facility for diagnosis and treatment of illness or poor performance in horses and for providing expert advice to improve the health of performance, pleasure, and racing animals.

"This new center is a further $10 million investment in the future of the Roseworthy Campus, building on the $37 million already injected into the campus by the University," says University of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor and President Warren Bebbington, MA, MMus, MPhil, PhD. "It will play a critical role in our gaining accreditation of the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, helping the School to rate among the very best in the nation