Posted on June 29, 2009
Furosemide, used in the United States and Canada to treat bleeding into the airways in racehorses, decreases the frequency and severity of haemorrhage according to the results of a novel study. The study, conducted by the University of Pretoria in South A
Posted on May 26, 2009
A new pig unit was officially opened at the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria
Posted on May 05, 2009
The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria named its library in honour of the first South African who qualified as a veterinarian.
Posted on November 06, 2008
The Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prof Gerry Swan recently attended the 70th Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) from 20 - 29 October in Geneva.
Posted on November 06, 2008
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe told the Pan African Veterinary Conference that South Africa needed more veterinarians in rural areas and that we should harness available resources and optimise outcomes for the benefit of the country.
Posted on July 17, 2008
Prof Johan Schoeman, lecturer and associate professor in the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies of the Faculty of Veterinary Science has been elected as the chairman of the Examination Board of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medi
Posted on June 09, 2008
The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria recently conferred a DVSc honoris causa on Rudolph Dani
Posted on May 27, 2008
A new vulture project, focusing on southern African vultures and supported by the Faculty of Veterinary Science, the Worldwide Fund for Conservation (WWF), AFGRI and the Vulture Programme of Rhino and Lion Wildlife Conservation, was recently launched.
Posted on March 12, 2008
The Faculty of Veterinary Science excelled at the recent annual Exceptional Achievers Awards when no less than three of its staff members were honored in each of the three different categories, namely the Chancellor's Award, Exceptional Achievers Award an
Posted on December 14, 2007
Public transport in the rural areas will possibly get a healthy injection in the near future through a donkey cart project managed by the Faculty of Veterinary Science in conjunction with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).
Posted on December 14, 2007
The Head of the Section: Veterinary Public Health in the Faculty, Prof Cheryl McCrindle was recently elected as a member of the new International Dairy Federation's Science and Programme Coordination Committee
Posted on July 04, 2007
Four cheetahs from Vrede in the Free State belonging to the South African National Birds of Prey Centre and Wildlife Sanctuary on 4 July were treated in the Faculty's Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital
Posted on June 28, 2007
The Section Diagnostic Imaging in the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Science launched its newly installed Computed Radiology (CR) and digital archiving system on Friday 22 June 2007. This means that 95% of images g
Posted on June 20, 2007
The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases has been involved with ITM in Belgium for some time now and this partnership has just been given another boost.
Posted on May 20, 2007
The Faculty of Veterinary Science was recently honoured for leading the way in online education.
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