Browsing Veterinary History (History Society of the South African Veterinary Association) by Title

Browsing Veterinary History (History Society of the South African Veterinary Association) by Title

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  • Lubisi, Alison; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2024-04)
    Dr. Phikeni Lazarus Phandliwe was born in Thabong township, Welkom (Free State Province), on 12 November 1967. He started schooling at Dirisanang Primary, then Lebogang Secondary, and finished his high school at Leseding ...
  • South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-01)
    Obituary of Dr Ramoni Joubert (24/02/1994 - 7/12/2022) who was an incredibly driven and diverse woman. One minute she would be walking the runways in New York. The next, she’d be riding a horse across the Okavango Delta.
  • 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, ...
  • Horne, Lynda; Daves, Lorna; Gers, Sophette; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-12)
    It is with much sadness that we pay our final respects and say goodbye to our dear friend Jeannette Oosthuizen who has lost the struggle against depression. Dedicating her whole life to her veterinary career, her unremitting ...
  • Greenberg, Melvyn; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (South African Veterinary Association, 2023-11)
    Mark Christopher Williams is remembered by family and friends as a passionate butterfly fundi spending a great part of his life in the field, netting butterflies. This veterinary pathologist had a lust for life admired by ...
  • collins, Tod; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (South African Veterinary Association, 2023-10)
    Professor Mark Williams studied at Onderstepoort, starting in 1970 to follow his passion to become a veterinarian. He was an enthusiastic butterfly expert and became a well-known researcher in the field with many publications ...
  • Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-09)
    Brian Baker was born on 11 November 1936 in Johannesburg. Brian and Janet Baker moved to ‘Summerveld’ in Natal in about 1965, where in addition to farming and his racing practice, he became increasingly involved in all ...
  • 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 ...
  • Bigalke, Rudolph; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-08)
    Malie was born on 27 February 1933 in Potchefstroom, the granddaughter of the German missionary, Daniel Heese. At the end of 1954, Malie qualifies as a veterinarian and received the coveted Theiler medal for the best student ...
  • Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-09)
    Michael John Versfeld was born in Barberton in 1942. He qualified from Onderstepoort in 1966, where he initially was a State Veterinarian in Pretoria and also a Junior Lecturer in Gynaecology at the Faculty. He was appointed ...
  • Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2024-04)
    Rudolph Daniël Bigalke was a pillar of the Veterinary profession, with his legacy of scientific excellence, high work ethic and standards, and unwavering professionalism. He did pioneer research on Besnoitia besnoiti and ...
  • Bruckner, Gideon; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-09)
    Sieg, as known by all his friends and colleagues, was born on 28 February 1950 in Lichtenburg. He obtained his BVSc at Onderstepoort in 1973 and also a BVSC (Hons) in Veterinary Public Health from UP in 1992. major achievement ...
  • 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 ...
  • Clow, Gordon; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1989-07)
    James Lewis Dore passed away on May 26, 1989. He graduated from Onderstepoort in 1937 and had a variety of experiences in Government Service, including a spell in Easte Africa, but he was best known and will be remembered ...
  • Bath, Gareth F.; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2021-04)
    Dr Alan Fisher's contributions to the veterinary aspects of the livestock industry have been recognised by veterinarians in frequent invitations to address meetings and congresses or workshops; by requests to assist and ...
  • Terblance, Morkel; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1989-11)
    In bibbberende koue weer, reen en ysige winde het die 1969-finalejaarsklas gedurende die naweek van 28 April tot 1 Mei 1989 byeengekom in Golden Gate vir 'n klas reunie.
  • Henton, Marijke Madeleine; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2022-10)
    Curriculum vitae and an interview questionnaire of Dr Marijke Henton. This includes information about her education and career, scientific contributions and writings, homages and distinctions.
  • Bath, Gareth; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society; Anton, Juan J R; Tejedor, Pedro P; Mayayo, Luis M F (Prames, 2023)
    The history and background of Merino farming in South Africa, and the development of the breed are addressed. Merino farming started off as a need for meat as a staple food, which then progressed into a large-scale adoption ...
  • South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (2023-01)
    Mr David Swanepoel served as librarian of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (OVR) Institute from his appointment in 1985 until retiring in 2020 but passed away shortly afterwards. David was a co-opted founder member ...
  • Rossouw, Elna; South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society (1989-08)
    Ronald en Lisa Bester het mekaar by Onderstepoort raakgeloop, verlief geraak en besluit om saam-saam die wereld aan te pak. Vandag is die egpaar knap veeartse en boere naby die dorpie Luckhoff in die Suid-Vrystaat.