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  • #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, ...
  • Veld fires and livestock : UP Faculty of Veterinary Science experts advise on animal treatment decisions 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2023-06-08)
    Veld fires are common in South Africa and according to local studies will increase in frequency over the next three decades. Farmers are emotionally and financially affected by fires, sustaining losses including feed, ...
  • Vet Science graduates : it’s all in the family for us! 
    Gower, Primarashni; Nkonyane, Buyi; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2019-04-24)
    Two graduates from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science recently shared with Primarashni Gower why veterinary practice is in their blood.
  • Vet students train to be more than just doctors for animals 
    De Bruin, Louise; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2015-10-08)
    For pet owners in suburbia, the implications of sick animals on their community are seldom a consideration because they can just take their pets to the local veterinarian. Disadvantaged communities are however not always ...
  • Veterinarians of the Faculty of Veterinary Science assist the International Disney Animal Programme to manage growing elephant populations in Southern Africa 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2009-09-30)
    Three veterinarians of the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria, Prof Frik Stegmann (anaesthesiologist), Dr Johan Marais and Dr Caryl Furniss (both surgeons) are part of an international collaborative ...
  • Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, Onderstepoort, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Issue 1 
    University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Veterinary Genetics Laboratory; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2014-09-16)
    First newsletter of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory -- Colour variants in wildlife -- The white lion -- The King cheetah -- The black impala -- An update on the Rhinoceros DNA Project or RhODIS®, the Rhino DNA Index ...
  • 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
  • Veterinary pathology and post-mortems are keys to problem-solving 
    Lewis, Michelle; Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2021-04-03)
    To many people the thought of doing a post-mortem (also known as a necropsy) on a dead animal or carcass brings up negative thoughts such as blood, guts, grossness, bad smells and even nausea. So, it begs the question: Why ...
  • Veterinary Science's Faculty Day highlights quality of research 
    Van Blerk, Chris; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science (2012-10-24)
    The Faculty of Veterinary Science hosted its annual Faculty Day on Friday, 6 September 2012. Despite power interruptions caused by the weather, the successful day emphasised an increase in the quality and scope of research ...
  • Veterinary students showcase amazing talent at Dean's Cultural evening 
    Van Dam, Paul; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Heyl, Ansa (2016-08-25)
    Students from the Faculty of Veterinary Science recently amazed one and all by showcasing their many talents. The event was the annual Dean's Cultural Evening, held in the Aula on the Hatfield Campus.