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Faculty of Veterinary Science Web News: Recent submissions

  • Protecting the Garden of Eden 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-10-02)
    At first sight, the Central African rainforest is a picturesque paradise, filled with luscious vegetation, amazing animals, and birds of all kinds. Openings in the closed canopy forest (known as ‘bais’ in the local Ba’aka ...
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Spring, October 2015 
    Stoltsz, Hein; Stoop, Nico; Hensman, Michael; Brand, Naomi; De Wet, Esti; Du Plessis, Jean-Phillip; Esterhuyse, Isel; Feilding, Christephor; Maistry, Janelle; Martens, Fraser; Parker, Azeemah; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-10-01)
    Successful goat farmers’ day held in Mnisi / Hein Stoltsz -- A donation of time / Nico Stoop -- Collaborative community project between adventure with elephants, UP and other partners / Michael Hensman -- Mamelodi educational ...
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Spring, September, 2015 
    Kenyon, Dave; Huckle, Matthew; Paul, Cameron; Du Plessis, Marguerite; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Nkwe, Lindiwe (2015-10-01)
    Loate CVC : a team affort / Dave Kenyon -- The 2014 Vet Books for Africa journey / Matthew Huckle -- The outside world : Hluvukani / Cameron Paul -- Mamelodi heart / Marguerite du Plessis, photographs by Lindiwe Nkwe.
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Winter, August 2015 
    Mosegedi, Sipho; Ferguson, Tarryn; Muller, Carlien; Schmidt, Selma; Erdelen, Rebecca; Teffu, Lesego; Otiang’a-Owiti, George E.; Rabe, Kobus; De Ridder, Rhynardt; Jenkinson, Ilse; Ottermann, Maike; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-08-03)
    Launch of the Gauteng IDC Nguni Cattle Development Trust / Sipho Mosegedi -- Hearts of hope in Hluvukani / Tarryn Ferguson, Carlien Muller, Selma Schmidt and Rebecca Erdelen -- The 2015 Faculty Open Day / Lesego Teffu -- ...
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Winter, June 2015 
    Ferreira, Kaylee; Engelbrecht, Willem; Greyling, Marelize; Lombard, Janine; Rudman, Jeanne; Fergasson, Tarryn; Pearson, Kirsty; Vermeulen, Tania; Narainsamy, Rishani; Niszl, Karen; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-05-20)
    Avuxeni Hluvukani / Kaylee Ferreira, Willem Engelbrecht, Marelize Greyling and Janine Lombard -- Keeping Mamelodi pets healthy / Jeanne Rudman -- Veterinary outreach still going strong in the Mountain Kingdom / Tarryn ...
  • Chair trains small-scale farmers and uplifts rural communities 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-05-20)
    The training of small-scale farmers and livestock handlers in primary animal health care not only uplifts and empowers rural communities, but also contributes favourably to ensuring rural development and food security, ...
  • UP research waves the red flag against BTB 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-05-20)
    Prof Anita Michel of the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in the Faculty of Veterinary Science strongly doubts that there is a single buffalo herd in the nearly two million hectares of the Kruger National Park ...
  • South Africa developing a booming crocodile economy 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-05-20)
    How do you get a crocodile to urinate in a cup? That is one of the questions that Dr Jan Myburgh from the University of Pretoria (UP) and his colleagues have had to research in order to develop reliable, effective ways of ...
  • New skills laboratory huge boost for clinical training in Faculty of Veterinary Science 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-05-20)
    As part of its continuing efforts to ensure that veterinary science students are able to perform clinical procedures, the University of Pretoria (UP) established a skills laboratory at the Faculty of Veterinary Science. ...
  • Research that goes beyond science to benefit communities in need 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-05-20)
    The Mnisi Community Programme (MCP) is a component of the Faculty of Veterinary Science’s field based One Health Platform. The MCP is an international platform for integrated teaching, learning, research and community ...
  • Utrecht University academics visit the Faculty of Veterinary Science 
    Van Blerk, Chris; Teffu, Lesego; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-04-23)
    Prof Peter van Beukelen and Dr Harold Bok visited the Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Onderstepoort Campus from 16 to 18 March. Against the background of the existing MOU with Utrecht University (UU) in the Netherlands, ...
  • Saving vultures across the world 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-04-23)
    The sight of more than 200 vultures circling hundreds of metres up in the sky is a picture not many get to experience anymore. But not very long ago vultures flew freely in abundance.
  • Discovery leads to patenting and international demand 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-04-23)
    The recent UP discovery of a novel compound holds so much promise that some of the world’s leading scientists and pharmaceutical companies want to get involved in its future development. Dr Candice van Wyk and Dr Francien ...
  • International degree to be introduced at UP 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-04-23)
    The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria (UP) is preparing to introduce an exciting, first-of-its-kind international collaborative master’s programme in tropical health in January 2016. With this ...
  • Bovine Tuberculosis Day highlights need for more research and control strategies 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-04-23)
    A collaborative team effort is needed to counter the increasing danger of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in wildlife evident in the continuous spread of the disease to wildlife on unrelated properties in different parts of South ...
  • Community Engagement newsletter, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Autumn 2015 
    Kadwa, Abdur Rahmaan; Marais, Myra; Flax, Jayde; Jordaan, Johan; Du Preez, Karli; Salisbury, Vanessa; Ndobeni, Tandile Nwabisa; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-03-02)
  • Research Chair tackles bird flu 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-02-09)
    The Research Chair in Poultry Health and Production, which was established jointly by the Southern African Poultry Association (SAPA) and the University of Pretoria (UP) in 2012, is taking the lead in research on poultry ...
  • First-of-its kind course offers veterinarians the opportunity to improve their knowledge of wildlife 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-02-09)
    The Department of Paraclinical Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), through CE@UP and in collaboration with SANParks’ Veterinary Wildlife Services, recently hosted the first Advanced Course in Wildlife Chemical ...
  • UP researcher finds ways to improve the well-being of wildlife 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-02-09)
    Although wild animals have been captured and chemically immobilised for years (by using a form of anaesthesia induced by drugs in a dart), very little is known about the short- and long-term consequences of capture and the ...
  • Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, Onderstepoort, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Issue 2 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Veterinary Genetics Laboratory; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2014-11-24)
    2nd Newsletter of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory -- Mitochondrial and nuclear based DNA tests -- The DNA Profile and the DNA Certificate -- Parentage Testing -- Announcements -- Other news