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  • UP’s veterinary staff care about animals on World Stray Animals Day 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (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 ...
  • Faculty student excels at South African Powerlifting Championships 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (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 ...
  • Strategic mentorship to improve the representation of women in science and technology 
    Govender, Vashnee; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (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 ...
  • Cutting-edge artificial insemination technique improves breeding success and animal welfare 
    Onderstepoort Veterinary Animal Hospital. Reproduction Clinic; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (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 ...
  • UP Reproduction Clinic helps SA Guide-Dogs Association breed 100th artificial-insemination litter 
    Onderstepoort Veterinary Animal Hospital. Reproduction Clinic; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mathibela, Xolani (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 ...
  • Combatting the spread of rabies from the air with the help of the Bateleurs 
    McCurrach, Steve; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (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 ...
  • Faculty Day, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, 20 October 2022 : programme and booklet 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris; De Klerk, Annalize (Pretoria : University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, 2022-10)
    Session 1: Postgraduate research / Session chair: Prof Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila --1. 08:45-08:55 The effects of nutritional stress and reproduction on stable isotope ratios of ruminants, monogastrics, and hindgut fermenters ...
  • Tracing ancient human diseases 
    Gower, Primarashni (Academy of Science South Africa, 2021-03)
    No abstract available.
  • Rabies can be prevented : be aware of its dangers. 
    Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Crafford, Jannie; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (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 ...
  • Faculty DVTD staff attend 4th ICPOW and 50th annual PARSA conference 
    Marufu, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (2022-09-30)
    The Parasitological Society of Southern Africa (PARSA) recently celebrated its golden jubilee in style as the 50th PARSA Conference was held together with the 4th International Conference on Parasites of Wildlife from 11 ...
  • UP’s veterinary staff put World Rabies Day into practice in communities in the Moloto-area 
    Onderstepoort Veterinary Animal Hospital; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (2022-10-03)
    28 September 2022 marked the 16th World Rabies Day. This year’s theme was “Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths”, highlighting the connection of the environment with both people and animals. Staff of the Onderstepoort Veterinary ...
  • Faculty at a glance 2023 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (Pretoria : University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, 2022-09-08)
    Faculty of Veterinary Science 2023 brochure for electronic distribution to external roleplayers, collaborators, prospective students, the general public and other target markets.
  • Another year, another highly successful PD Challenge 
    May, Kate; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (2022-08-31)
    The Faculty's recent 2022 PD (Pregnancy Diagnosis) Challenge, sponsored by the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Zoetis and IMV Imaging, was again a great success. According to Dr Kate May, coordinator of the PD Challenge and ...
  • UP’s Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic : in service of care and competence 
    Rudman, Jeanne; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni, Hlengiwe (2022-09-01)
    For more than a decade, the Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic has helped local residents to care for their pets. This primary care clinic on the University of Pretoria’s (UP’s) Mamelodi Campus is managed as a satellite of the ...
  • Your #UPGivingMatters contribution will help the Faculty and our OVAH 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2022-07-28)
    The University of Pretoria (UP) has embarked on a campaign to create awareness, attract new donors, and encourage existing donors to increase their funding to the University. The global #UPGivingMatters campaign is ...
  • University of Pretoria veterinary reproduction specialists help Brahman bull get back his role in the herd 
    Brown, Geoff; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni, Hlengiwe (2022-08-16)
    Whether on a large commercial or small-scale farm, the beef bull has a single role: to ensure that his cow herd falls pregnant as soon as possible during the breeding season, in order to maximise production and farming ...
  • UP Vet Books for Africa team returns from donation drive to Zimbabwe and Zambia 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni, Hlengiwe (2022-08-10)
    Eight students from the University of Pretoria (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science students have completed the first leg of their 2022 donation drive as part of the MTB Petroleum Vet Books for Africa Society. During the ...
  • University of Pretoria vets lead revival of India’s extinct cheetah 
    Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Masombuka, Jimmy (2022-07-20)
    University of Pretoria (UP) academics are playing a lead role in driving the reintroduction of wild cheetahs into India as part of efforts to ensure the survival of the species. With the global cheetah population in decline, ...
  • New equine simulator model provides impetus to equine clinical training in the Faculty 
    May, Kate; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (2022-07-11)
    Equine clinical training in the Faculty of Veterinary Science recently received a welcome boost when a brand-new multipurpose equine simulator model was unveiled in its Skills Laboratory. The model includes a very life-like ...
  • Training the next generation of farmers : how UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science is helping small-scale farmers and boosting food security 
    Moerane, Rebone; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Masombuka, Jimmy (2022-07-12)
    South Africa has a dual agricultural economy, with an established commercial farming industry and an emerging small-scale farmer sector. Most small-scale farmers are based on communal lands under tribal authority, or the ...