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Faculty of Veterinary Science Web News: Recent submissions

  • UP vets perform extractive tusk surgery on elephant in Poland 
    Gower, Primarashni; Mnguni, Hlengiwe; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-09-04)
    Two University of Pretoria (UP) veterinarians saved the life of a 5.5-ton elephant at Poznan Zoo in Poland, by performing a surgical extraction of his damaged tusk. Ninio, an African elephant, suffered a severe infection ...
  • UP vets provide radiation treatment to fight Chaos the lion’s skin cancer 
    Van Blerk, Chris; Nkonyane, Buyi; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-05-23)
    Chaos, a 16-year-old lion from the Lory Park Zoo in Midrand, Johannesburg, this week underwent a third round of radiation at the Mediclinic Muelmed in Pretoria after being diagnosed with skin cancer by veterinarians in the ...
  • UP’s Prof Adrian Tordiffe wins SA Veterinary Association’s Research Award for work on health of cheetahs 
    Molefe, Candice; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-08-23)
    University of Pretoria (UP) Professor Adrian Tordiffe, an associate professor in veterinary pharmacology at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, was recently honoured with the South African Veterinary Association’s Research ...
  • Faculty’s Prof Adrian Tordiffe receives SAVA Research Award 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-08-15)
    Prof Adrian Tordiffe, senior lecturer in veterinary pharmacology at the Faculty is no stranger to being in the limelight, either on his own or as part of interesting projects with other colleagues at the Faculty such as ...
  • From the skull of an ostrich to the lungs of a dog, no animal body part goes to waste at UP’s Plastination Unit 
    De Bruin, Louise; Mnguni, Hlengiwe; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-09-17)
    The Plastination Unit in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science has created more than 200 plastinated specimens since it became operational in 2017. Louise ...
  • Successful Faculty Day showcases the work of talented faculty researchers 
    Van Blerk, Chris; Mnguni, Hlengiwe; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-08-23)
    One of the highlights on the Faculty’s annual calendar will always be Faculty Day, a proud tradition dating back to 1984. This year’s Faculty Day was no exception. It was an eclectic mix of oral and poster presentations, ...
  • UP veterinary pathologist leads international field with ground-breaking findings on Rift Valley Fever Virus 
    Gower, Primarashni; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-05-17)
    Dr Lieza Odendaal, a lecturer in Veterinary Public Health at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, has been studying the complex Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV) for years – and her findings have offered ...
  • New Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies aims to dynamically escalate Faculty's research status 
    Teffu, Lesego; Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-08-12)
    "I strongly believe that the postgraduate student experience should be much more than simply graduating. We ideally want our students to graduate with a passion for learning and research, to achieve their research potential, ...
  • UP vets save protected black-footed kittens with caesarean section delivery 
    Mnguni, Hlengiwe; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-08-29)
    It's one life down and eight to go for three protected black-footed kittens that were recently delivered by caesarean section after their mother, Athena, who has a history of lethargy and depression, was brought to the ...
  • Faculty vets rescue female black-footed cat and her kittens with cesarean section 
    Koeppel, Katja Natalie; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (2019-08-21)
    The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is one of South Africa’s smallest and most enigmatic wild cat species. Their numbers, both in the wild and in captivity are rapidly declining and they are currently listed as vulnerable ...
  • What did these alumni do in the summer of ’69? 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-04-23)
    We will probably never know what students in the OP class of 1969 did in the summer of ‘69 but the group that qualified at the end of that year recently held their 50th reunion near Pretoria at the Roodevalley Hotel in ...
  • Faculty hosts swine environment day 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-04-29)
    Every year on 1 March, National Pig Day is celebrated in the USA. In South Africa there is no such holiday but recently the Faculty of Veterinary Science, in conjunction with the SA Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO), ...
  • Faculty rewards its students and lecturers at annual prize-giving event 
    Van Dam, Paul; Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-03-22)
    On 14 March, the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria held its annual Teaching and Learning Prize-giving. Recognition was given to students for academic performance during 2018 in a variety of subjects, ...
  • Faculty engages small-scale farmers as part of its Feedlot Challenge 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-04-30)
    It is well-established that emerging economies can address many challenges, including skewed income distribution and poverty alleviation, by engaging the so-called base of the pyramid and securing their access to the ...
  • UP vets assist chimp sanctuary in the DRC 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-03-26)
    University of Pretoria (UP) veterinary ophthalmologist, Dr Izak Venter, accompanied by Dr Keri-Lee Dobbie, a veterinary surgeon and resident in ophthalmology, recently travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...
  • The Meerkat : official newsletter of the OPVSC : for the students, by the students, Issue 1, Autumn 2019 
    Graham, Alexandra; Tran, Lilianne; Hollender, Alexander; Vahed, Aaminah; Olivier, Sune; Crafford, Riaan; Van Blerk, Sabrina; Krishnalall, Kimelle; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Rothauge, Natascha; Nunn, Sarah-Olivia; Van Blerk, Chris; Janine Smit Editorial Services (2019-03)
    Falconry: a fowl-filled sport / Alexandra Graham -- Aloha 2019! / Lilianne Tran -- Biosecurity : the real OP soapy / Alexander Hollender -- Raising the steaks / Aaminah Vahed -- Real girls play rugby / Suné Olivier -- The ...
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Winter, 2013 
    Frohlich, Nicole; Brink, Jaco; Mavrides, Roxanne; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2013)
    IVSA Symposium 2013: community engagement day / Nicole Frohlich -- Walking with elephants / Jaco Brink -- Community excursion to Rust de Winter / Roxanne Mavrides
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Spring, September 2018 
    Morris, Laurie; Bakker, Claudia; Burke, Wilna; Singh, Prashanthi; Fouche, Jan; Rajah, Nabeelah; Hlaka, Tlou; Jaocbs, Simone; Helberg, Lucinda; Kutumela, Tsebeletso; Van der Merwe, Uldri; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Machimana, Eugene (2018-09)
    Rabies awareness in the community of Glen Austin / Laurie Morris, Claudia Bakker, Wilna Burke, Prashanthi Singh and Jan Fouche -- I want to be a Vet 2018 / Nabeelah Rajah -- World Education Research Association (WERA) -- ...
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Winter, July 2018 
    Rajah, Nabeelah; Chiloane, Khutso; Sinclair, Erin; Krassnitzer, Juanita; Noble, Cara; Naicker, Narissa; Tereblanch, Tienike; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2018-07)
    Reaching out to Itireleng: MAVERIC 2018 / Nabeelah Rajah -- Ga-Motle bovine outreach: it takes each of us to make a difference for everyone / Khutso Chiloane and Erin Sinclair -- Hluvukani ... my life changing clinical ...
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Autumn, May 2018 
    Arnot, Luke; Farmer, Sylvia-Anne; Parsons, Daniel; Woods, Matthew; Van Zyl, Hendre; Mabote, Kgopotso; Burgess, Lindsey; Seaton, Devon; Burgess, John; Els, Andre; Brits, Nydia-Lee; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Machimana, Eugene (2018-05)
    Locuming in paradise / Luke Arnot -- Real about rabies at Ribane-Laka / Sylvia-Anne Farmer, Daniel Parsons, Matthew Woods and Hendre van Zyl -- Lending a helping paw / Kgopotso Mabote -- One Health efforts in Gauteng put ...