New skills training for final year vet students serves the agricultural needs of South Africa

Abstract

In 2018 the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort embarked on enriching the skills base of newly qualified veterinarians by developing a one-week training course to diagnose bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis. These are important state controlled diseases of cattle which also affect many wildlife species (I.e. buffalo, lions). In 2019 this training course has been well established and we look forward to being able to present it to external trainees in 2020.