UP veterinarians do their part to save our rhino

Posted on March 03, 2016

As the rhino poaching crisis escalates, this year's theme for World Wildlife Day, 'The future of wildlife is in our hands' is a chilling reminder of the situation in South Africa.

The future of wildlife in our hands

Posted on March 03, 2016

On 3 March 2016, the UN celebrates World Wildlife Day with the theme 'The future of wildlife is in our hands'.

SASAS awards Gold Medal to Prof Jannes van Ryssen

Posted on December 01, 2015

Prof Jannes Jansen van Ryssen, an extraordinary professor in the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences at the University of Pretoria, was recently awarded the Gold Medal from the South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS).

PhD student in Animal Science wins two esteemed scholarships

Posted on November 18, 2015

A PhD student in the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, Nadia Swanepoel, was recently awarded two prestigious international scholarships.

The ethics of meat production

Posted on August 05, 2015

Prof Edward Webb has conducted years of intensive research in animal science to find acceptable ways of improving farming methods to enhance the well-being of animals, which, in turn, will result in better quality animal produce.

Saving our planet through research and scholarship

Posted on June 10, 2015

The various faculties at UP are making waves in their efforts in the field of conservation and are committed to promoting practices that make more sustainable use of the Earth’s natural resources.

UP research shows leopard numbers are vulnerable

Posted on March 11, 2015

UP research has found that leopard survival rates in protected, as well as in non-protected areas, are low and that this is largely a result of human activities.

Koos van der Merwe-AFMA student of the year award

Posted on December 04, 2012

An Maria Jozefa Jacques from the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences was awarded the prize for the most outstanding final year student in Animal Nutrition during 2011/2012.

Animal Science student wins international scholarship

Posted on October 01, 2012

Nadia Swanepoel, a PhD student in the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, was recently awarded a California Animal Nutrition Conference (CANC) scholarship.

Animal geneticist visits UP

Posted on June 14, 2012

Dr Eildert Groeneveld from the Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) at Mariensee, Germany, visited the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences during May.

Genomic workshop on livestock breeding in South Africa

Posted on June 08, 2012

The first workshop on the use of genomics in South African livestock breeding was hosted by the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) from 15 to 17 February 2012.

Animal and Wildlife Sciences honours academic achievers

Posted on June 08, 2012

A total of seven bursaries and awards were presented to academic achievers from the Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences at the Annual Merit Awards Function on 25 May 2012.