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Faculty of Veterinary Science Web News
This collection contains news articles previously published on the Faculty of Veterinary Science web page and newsletters of departments and communities on campus.
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Alumnus and award-winning writer donates copies of her 2016 debut Afrikaans novel to Faculty library (2023-05-19)Dr Ilse van Staden, who qualified as veterinarian at the Faculty of Veterinary Science in 1995, is not only an alumnus of the Faculty, but an acclaimed, award-winning poet, writer and artist who recently donated two copies ...
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(2023-06-10)What do you do when a vulture with a crushed beak needs a new beak and two attempts to fit an acrylic beak fail? You improvise and use the beak of a deceased vulture, successfully enabling the injured bird to feed again.
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(2023-06-08)Veld fires are common in South Africa and according to local studies will increase in frequency over the next three decades. Farmers are emotionally and financially affected by fires, sustaining losses including feed, ...
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(2023-05-30)A veterinary specialist from the University of Pretoria (UP) and the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital has performed South Africa’s first transvenous electrical cardioversion (TVEC) on a horse. It is believed this ...
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(2023-05-22)A recent collaborative effort between the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) of Somaliland in East Africa has most likely saved the life of Janet, a cheetah in a ...
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(2023-03-07)“PAWS”, which stands for Professional Attributes Workshop, is a 2-day in-contact workshop which sees the students take part in various small group, team-building exercises. One of the main objectives of PAWS is to help ...
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(2023-05-04)Recently a juvenile Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) was found collapsed in the Mabula Private Game Reserve by a ranger. Members of the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project NPO collected it and rushed it through to the ...
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(2023-04-25)“There is always a way to pursue your dreams, and anything is achievable with hard work and self-belief – exploit your strengths and try to find a healthy study-life balance.” This is the advice that University of Pretoria ...
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(2023-05-02)Siblings Sybrand and Marlie Harris are part of a one-of-a-kind unit: they are two of a family of five veterinarians who have all graduated from the University of Pretoria (UP) – and they were thrilled to be sharing a stage ...
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(2023-04-26)The enhancement of innovative and relevant research and high-quality postgraduate training remains an integral part of the Faculty’s strategic plan. Among other things, an increase in doctoral enrolments and in doctoral ...
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(2023-04-20)Any student who hopes to obtain a degree needs the love and support of family, friends, supervisors and faculty administrative staff. This was very much the case for University of Pretoria (UP) veterinary science lecturer, ...
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(2023-04-17)The Veterinary Faculties of the University of Pretoria and Utrecht University recently prolonged their collaboration in learning, education and research for another five years by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding ...
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(2023-04-19)Every year on 4 April, World Stray Animals Day is recognized. It is an emotional day for many dedicated towards animals and a time to show love and attention especially to less fortunate animals. On this day in 2023, staff ...
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(2023-04-10)Nicole Androulla Hasell, a BVSc student in her fourth year at the Faculty recently distinguished herself at the South African Powerlifting Championships that took place on 30 March 2023. Not only was she the top overall ...
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(2023-02-10)In light of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, Dr Vashnee Govender, a lecturer in Veterinary Public Health in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, details how strategic mentorship will improve ...
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(2022-10-18)The Reproduction Clinic of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, uses video-endoscopy, an innovative method for transcervical artificial ...
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(2022-10-18)Staff at the Reproduction Clinic of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) at the University of Pretoria (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science joined the South African Guide-Dogs Association (SAGA) in celebrating ...
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(2022-12-06)In South Africa the World Heritage Site of the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng Province, is a wild area of some 175 km and whilst not a game reserve as such, it is a wilderness area and home to numerous wild animals. Among ...
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(2022-09-23)28 September 2022 is #WorldRabiesDay. The theme for this year is “Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths”, emphasising the need for us all to work together to achieve the #ZeroBy30 goal. This article by Dr Claude Sabeta and Prof ...