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  • UP vets’ partial knee replacement surgery on Theophylline the cat another first for South Africa 
    Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt; Bester, Elge; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni , Hlengiwe (2021-03-04)
    Specialist veterinary surgeons at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science conducted South Africa’s first partial knee replacement on a cat. They ...
  • UP vets’ quest to save our heritage 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2014-07-02)
    Three rhinos per day are lost to poaching in South Africa. At this rate there will be no more wild rhinos left in the country by 2020. The world should realise this has far surpassed a poaching problem. This is no longer ...
  • UP's Prof Moritz van Vuuren on 'Op die veepos' 
    Heyl, Ansa; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (2016-02-22)
    Prof Moritz van Vuuren, an Extraordinary Professor at the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, spoke to Hennie Maas of Radio Sonder Grense (RSG)’s ‘Op ...
  • UP's Veterinary Science students star in new TV series 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Meyer, Martha (2016-08-04)
    Green Films have announced the licensing of the first season of the 13-part TV series Frontier Vets to SABC 3, South Africa. The first episode was aired on 9 July 2016 and the series will be shown weekly on Saturdays at ...
  • UP-led community project puts the welfare of donkeys and people in the driving seat 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mphurpi, Sipho (2022-02-22)
    A unique community engagement project led by the University of Pretoria (UP) is focusing its efforts on holistically improving the welfare of donkeys and the well-being of people in rural communities. The Bahananwa Community ...
  • #UPGraduation2022 : Leader in veterinary science receives honorary doctorate from UP 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni, Hlengiwe (2022-05-03)
    The University of Pretoria (UP) has conferred the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Science (honoris causa) on Emeritus Professor Jacobus Andries Wynand (Koos) Coetzer for his national and international scientific, teaching ...
  • #UPGraduation2023 : lion-hearted PhD graduate attributes success to grit, determination and family support 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (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 ...
  • #UPGraduation2023 : meet the UP family of vets 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (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 ...
  • #UPGraduation2023: ‘Having a growth mindset is key to your success’ – UP PhD graduate 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (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, ...
  • #UPMandelaMonth: UP Veterinary Science students serve rural community at animal clinic 
    Maseka, Mecayla; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni, Hlengiwe (2021-07)
    With the annual July commemoration of the life of former president Nelson Mandela having kicked off, a group of University of Pretoria (UP) Veterinary Science students is using their new skills to help farmers in rural ...
  • UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science celebrates 100 years of animal production 
    Gower, Primarashni; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni , Hlengiwe (2020-02-19)
    The University of Pretoria’s  Faculty of Veterinary Science recently celebrated a century of veterinary education in South Africa. Established by Professor Sir Arnold Theiler, a Swiss veterinarian in 1920, the first intake ...
  • UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, SA’s only one, celebrates 100 years 
    Gower, Primarashni; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni , Hlengiwe (2020-02-05)
    The University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science is celebrating its centenary this year. Dean Professor Vinny Naidoo tells Primarashni Gower how Africa’s top vet school was established.
  • 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 ...
  • UP’s Onderstepoort Animal Blood Bank : how donor animals are saving other animal lives 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni, Hlengiwe (2022-06-07)
    Since the 1990s the Onderstepoort Animal Blood Bank (OABB) has been the saving grace of many dogs, cats, and even prized stud sheep, horses and cattle in need of life-saving blood transfusions. The OABB is housed in the ...
  • UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital gets its first MRI scanner 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Mnguni, Hlengiwe (2021-07)
    The Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH) of the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science has acquired its first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. This means that the hospital now no ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Using science to improve the safety of lion anaesthesia (immobilization) 
    Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Donaldson, Ashleigh; Fuller, Andrea; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Van Blerk, Chris (2021-06-07)
    Recently, a team from the Faculty, in collaboration with the Brain Function Research Group (BFRG) at Wits University and the SANParks Veterinary Wildlife Services team, conducted research in the Kruger National Park to ...
  • 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, ...