[2] Bryan qualified as a veterinarian in Glasgow, Scotland in 1988 and worked in intensive dairy practice in the North of England.

He aimed to tackle the challenge of attracting and retaining in-demand veterinary school graduates, as well as participating in research.

It aims to provide a baseline of normal mortality rates on New Zealand farms as there are no national disease statistics.

The New Zealand Veterinary Association has recently announced that they are aiming to phase out the use of non- essential antibiotic usage by 2030.

[19] Bryan was to be a Dairy Speaker at the 36th World Veterinary Association Congress in Auckland, New Zealand on 6–8 April 2020, which was cancelled at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.