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(2009-09-04)Prof Peter Doherty from the University of Melbourne's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, the first and only person with a veterinary qualification to be awarded a Nobel Prize, will provide the highlight of this ...
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(2009-09-04)On 19 August the Faculty welcomed 27 Grade 12 teachers from agricultural schools in rural areas for an information day on animal diseases and their control, which has been added to the syllabus for agriculture. The programme ...
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(2009-09-04)District 9, the new film by the renowned film producer and Oscar-winning director, Peter Jackson, who was responsible for the production and special effects of movies such as King Kong and Lord of the Rings, is released ...
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(2009-09-30)The Faculty of Veterinary Science’s rugby and netball teams this year experienced a remarkable season. Not only did the 1st rugby team play in the final of the Winter House League for the first time in the Onderstepoort ...
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(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 ...
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(2009-09-30)A group of final year students from the Potchefstroom College of Agriculture recently had the opportunity to spend a day at the Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Onderstepoort campus. The main aim of this visit was to provide ...
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Faculty veterinarians in an attempt to restore vulture's eyesight with a first of its kind operation (2009-10-28)Veterinarians of the Faculty of Veterinary Science successfully performed an operation to save and restore a vulture's eyesight which was affected by cataracts. The operation that was completed in just over an hour not ...
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(2009-10-28)Every year, hundreds of horses and a large number of production animals are X-rayed at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH). After much discussion and planning, a sophisticated Magnum 80 high frequency ...
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(2009-10-28)Dr Jan Myburgh of the Department of Paraclinical Sciences at the Faculty recently joined a team of scientists from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife to, among other things, assist with the attachment ...
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(2010-06-30)A soccer fun league which was initiated to coincide with the soccer World Cup became so popular at the Faculty of Veterinary Science that it may become an annual institution.
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(2010-06-30)Parasitology featured strongly at graduation ceremonies of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, from November 2008 to April 2010.
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(2010-09-17)On 25 August 2010, the Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station (HHWRS), was officially opened by the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (UP), the Peace Parks Foundation (PPF) and the Mpumalanga Tourism ...
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(2010-10-27)Dr Stephen J O'Brien, Head of the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity of the National Cancer Institute in the USA presented a special lecture at the Faculty of Veterinary Science on 9 July 2010 at 15:00. The title of the lecture ...
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(2011-04-01)Contents: Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station, Hluvukani Animal Health Centre and Mnisi Community Programme / Louis van Schalkwyk, Jacques van Rooyen & Greg Simpson -- Education : engineering a brighter future for ...
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(2011-08-24)The world’s first veterinary school was founded in Lyon, France, in 1761, shortly followed by the Alfort veterinary school, near Paris, in 1764, both of them at the initiative of French veterinarian Claude BOURGELAT. This ...
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(2011-08-24)The MAHC project was conceived a few years ago by Prof Gerry Swan, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science together with UP Mamelodi campus director, Mr Edwin Smith. The aim of the clinic is to supply Mamelodi residents ...
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(2011-08-24)Rinderpest caused hundreds of millions of animal deaths that preceded famines in Africa, Asia, and Europe. After centuries of efforts to prevent outbreaks of the disease, international authorities announced in May that the ...
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(2011-08-24)During the official opening of the Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station (HHWRS) in August 2010, Peace Parks Foundation (PPF) made available R1 million towards priority research concerning veterinary issues in trans-frontier ...
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(2011-09-22)Introduction to Jacques van Rooyen / Dr Quixi Sonntag & Mr Jacques van Rooyen - Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic (MAHC) / Sr Sarah Johnson - Basic pet care education at Ratjiepan / Cecilia Poggenpoel, Mariette van Aarde, ...
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