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Dr David Mark Chettle
Dr David Mark Chettle, born September 6, 1935 in Canberra, ACT, Australia, son of Walter Richard Chettle and Dorothy McLean. Siblings; Marjorie, Allison, Jane. (all deceased)

David Chettle studied at Sydney University, graduating in 1959 as a Veterinarian and went on the work in both Melbourne, Victoria in regional areas including Benalla, Shepparton and Warnambool, Port Fairy, Korumburra and other regional area. Moving to Melbourne, Doncaster in 1968, he commenced his own Veterinary practice on Doncaster Road (corner of Petty's Lane).

Married in 1960 to Heather Critchley, he had 3 children, Mark Richard, Daniel Louis and Kirstin Elizabeth (now Tina Elizabeth Dawes).

In the early 1970's while living at Molyullah, a regional area near Benalla, David became interested in the first trials of IVF for Cattle, conducting his own research and performing many successful ovum transplants of live fertile eggs to surrogate cattle for breeding of Simmental Cattle, surrogate cattle were Angus.

During this time he also commenced working for the Australian Department of Primary Industry (DPI) and was the attending Veterinarian at the Shepparton Meatworks conducting cattle and sheep inspections.

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