Staff

Tina Steiner

Position: Veterinarian, co-owner
Areas: Cattle, calves, reproduction and feeding

I qualified as a veterinarian in 2015. I joined Vestjyske Dyrlæger immediately afterwards, carrying out emergency visits and herd health advisory work in cattle and mink herds.

In 2018–2019, I lived in Canada, where I studied hoof disorders in cattle and musk oxen. From 2019–2020, I worked as a cattle veterinarian at Trehøje Dyrlæger, and since October 2020 I have been back at Vestjyske Dyrlæger as an emergency and advisory veterinarian for cattle.

My areas of interest are reproduction, calf health and feeding.

Kira Frello Hansen

Position: Veterinarian, co-owner
Areas: Cattle, feeding, metabolic disorders and udder health

I qualified as a veterinarian with a specialisation in production animals in 2015 and have been employed at Vestjyske Dyrlæger ever since.

Before my studies, I spent 8 months in New Zealand, where I worked on a farm with 360 dairy cows.

I work with both herd health advisory services and emergency work for cattle, and my main interests are metabolic disorders, feeding and udder health.

Trine Johannessen

Position: Pig specialist veterinarian, co-owner
Areas: Small animals, pigs and cattle, staff, welfare

I qualified as a veterinarian in 1994 and as a pig specialist veterinarian in 2009. I joined Vestjyske Dyrlæger in 2012 in connection with the merger between Horne-Tistrup Dyrlæger and Vestjyske Dyrlæger.

I primarily work in the small animal clinic, where I take care of all kinds of patients, surgeries, dental treatments, etc. for companion animals. In addition, I work with herd health advisory services in pig herds.

Louise V. Povlsgaard

Position: Veterinarian
Areas: Cattle, hoof health

I qualified as a veterinarian in 2012 and started at Vestjyske Dyrlæger in January 2013. I quickly became particularly fond of advisory work in cattle practice.

I completed a two-year continuing education programme in hoof care in 2015–2016 and have attended an international hoof conference in 2017 and 2024, as well as an international hoof trimmer conference in 2018.

I am passionate about identifying the perhaps overlooked opportunities to improve hoof health in herds.

Anne Just Knudsen

Position: Veterinarian
Areas: Small animals, cattle with an interest in reproduction

I qualified as a veterinarian in 2012, and after 9 months in mixed practice in Norway, I joined Vestjyske Dyrlæger in 2014.

I primarily work in the small animal clinic, where I see all types of patients. My areas of interest include internal medicine, ultrasound scans and minor surgeries.

Bettina S. Knudsen

Position: Veterinarian
Areas: Cattle, udder health and antibiotic selection

I qualified as a veterinarian in 2016 with a specialisation in production animals.

For the first three years after graduating, I worked as a cattle veterinarian in Southern Jutland at Tinglev Dyrehospital.

I joined Vestjyske Dyrlæger in August 2019, where I work as an emergency and advisory veterinarian.

My areas of interest are udder health and reproduction in cattle.

Jørgen Hilmer Hansen

Position: Veterinarian
Areas: Cattle and zoo animals, eradication plans, salmonella, Group B streptococci

I qualified as a veterinarian in 1988.

I have worked in cattle practice since 1998 and joined Vestjyske Dyrlæger in 2012 in connection with the merger between Horne-Tistrup Dyrlæger and Vestjyske.

I work with herd health advisory services and eradication programmes in cattle herds, and as a zoo veterinarian.

Pernille Pedersen

Position: Veterinarian
Areas: Cattle and zoo animals.

I qualified as a veterinarian in January 2024 and started at Vestjyske Dyrlæger immediately afterwards.

During my studies, I worked three summers in a row at a dairy herd with Jersey cows.
Throughout my studies, I have, among other things, worked at various small animal clinics, at the University of Copenhagen as an on-call pathology assistant, and most recently as a veterinary assistant at a zoo in Sweden.
As part of my alternative specialisation, I spent half a year in Australia in spring 2023, where I completed clinical rotations in companion animals, cattle and exotic animals.

My primary role is emergency work; in addition, I also provide advisory services in cattle herds.