UP’s Prof Adrian Tordiffe wins SA Veterinary Association’s Research Award for work on health of cheetahs

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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 Award for his in-depth work on the health and metabolism of cheetahs. This award is given to any veterinarian or group of veterinarians for the best scientific article or series of articles recently published in any scientific journal. Prof Tordiffe received the award for a series of nine articles on the health and metabolism of cheetahs that were published between 2015 and 2017. “The award means a great deal to me,” he said, “but it does sometimes feel a bit strange being rewarded for something you really love doing.”