Browsing Veterinary History (History Society of the South African Veterinary Association) by Type "Article"

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  • South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews,August 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-08)
    The 2024 Presidents award was awarded to Professor Gareth Bath for his extensive and honourable contribution to livestock production by the South African Society for Animal Science at their 54th Annual congress held in ...
  • Boshoff, Annette; Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, June 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-06)
    Herbert Henry Curson (1892-1968, MRCVS London 1914) was the first veterinarian in South Africa to systematically record items of historical interest for the profession. Among the 175 scientific publications written by ...
  • (Article originally published in VetNews, June 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-06)
    The Veterinary History Society of South Africa arranged a day of presentations at the 39th World Veterinary Association Congress in Cape Town on Tuesday 16 April.
  • Bath, Gareth; Bath, Anne; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, August 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-08)
    Edith Gertrude Knight was the first female to be registered as a Veterinary Surgeon in South Africa and the first female veterinarian to practice in South Africa. She was registered in Durban, Natal [now KZN] on 8 January ...
  • Cloete, Annelie; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews,August 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-08)
    Fritz Zollner was born on 21 Sept 1949 in Lydenburg, shortly after his missionary parents arrived in South Africa by boat from Germany. Fritz started his working career as a medical technologist in Bloemfontein. He earned ...
  • Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, August 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-08)
    Truuske was born in Cape Town in 1939. Truuske started her studies at the University of Cape Town followed 5 years at the University of Pretoria in the BVSc course at Onderstepoort. She was an early female graduate at the ...
  • Team VDX; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, March 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-03)
    James Hill, passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning at 4 am, Thursday 15th February 2024, surrounded by his much-beloved family and animals. James fought so hard for so long and achieved so much. Despite facing ...
  • Spies, Adel; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (South African Veterinary Association, 2024-03)
    Dr Jan graduated from Onderstepoort as a Veterinarian in 1971 and continued to acquire the MmedVet(Hyg) in 1981 after which he registered as a Veterinary Community Health Specialist with his important research contribution ...
  • South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (South African Veterinary Association, 2024-01-01)
    Mike died on the 4th of April 2022, having suffered several setbacks with his health. He set up a practice in Middelburg in 1965 where he remained until his retirement. In 2011, after having spent 47 years in Middelburg, ...
  • Bath, Gareth; Bigalke, Rudolph; Jackson, James; Jackson, Jacob; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society; Kgasi, Alfred; Van Blerk, Chris (2023-07-01)
    Jakobus Johannes (Japie) Jackson was born on 20 August 1931 on the farm Riverton in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He completed the first-year examinations in November 1949 and he qualified for BVSc in the middle of ...
  • Bath, Gareth; Bath, Gareth (Article originally published in VetNews / VetNuus, August 2023, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2023-08)
    Stan (Edgar Stanley Miller) was born in Windhoek on 8 June 1945. He graduated BVSc at Onderstepoort in 1970 and later BVSc (Hons) in 1981. He was a lecturer in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the UP Faculty of ...
  • Boshoff, Annette; Heyne, Heloise; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, August 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-08)
    On 14 April 1924, Sir Arnold Theiler inaugurated the brand-new student residence at Onderstepoort, now known as Old Res. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the largest reunion of OP students in a hundred years will take ...
  • Boshoff, Annette; Heyne, Heloise; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews, June 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-06)
    WHAT WOULD SIR ARNOLD THEILER HAVE SAID ON 14 APRIL 1924 WHEN HE INAUGURATED THE NEW STUDENT RESIDENCE AT ONDERSTEPOORT IF HE HAD KNOWN THAT 100 YEARS LATER A CROWD OF PEOPLE WOULD CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC OCCASION? Music ...
  • Boshoff, Annette; Heyne, Heloise; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (Article originally published in VetNews,August 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association, 2024-08)
    Old Res was inaugurated by Sir Arnold Theiler on 14 April 1924. For a short spell in the 1950s, a portion of the southern end of the ground floor was partitioned to house female students.
  • Moore, David; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (South African Veterinary Association, 2023-11)
    A Class of '68 Reunion was held in Dinokeng Game Reserve, Chameleon Bush Lodge, from 1 - 3 October 2023. the reunion was timed to coincide with the visit to South Africa by classmate Peter Shires from the USA. Reminiscing ...