James Cook University offers: Purpose-built emergency veterinary clinic including operating theatres and radiology facilities Anatomy and biomedical science teaching and research laboratories, including housing for small, large and aquatic animals Veterinary teaching facilities in Atherton, Malanda, Townsville and Charters Towers.

Tropical veterinary science has become an area of global importance as world trade continues to expand and the challenge of future research is to develop better diagnosis, treatment and control methods for tropical diseases of all livestock species.