Posted on May 04, 2022
Professor Johan Schoeman leads the Pathobiology Research Theme in the faculty and is the former Head of the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies.
Posted on May 03, 2022
UP has awarded Emeritus Professor Jacobus Andries Wynand (Koos) Coetzer with an honorary doctorate for his contributions to the field of infectious and parasitic diseases of livestock and wildlife.
Posted on May 03, 2022
The Faculty of Veterinary Science is proud of its latest successful PhD graduates who, on Friday 29 April, were awarded their doctoral degrees at the autumn graduation ceremony of the University of Pretoria.
Posted on April 15, 2022
Before taking Nero to UP’s Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, the vet told his owner, Daleen James, the operation was serious, and that it might be better to put him down. “My daughter and I said, ‘No way’,” says James.
Posted on April 08, 2022
As part of a vaccination drive against rabies, staff and student volunteers from UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science recently provided free care and advice for pets and their owners in Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria.
Posted on April 07, 2022
“Heart diseases in horses may go unnoticed by the owner until they become relatively severe” – UP’s Dr Christina Eberhardt, whose consulting service, EquiCardio, conducts cardiac examinations of horses for early detection of abnormalities.
Posted on March 25, 2022
In this comprehensive article, Dr Vanessa McClure, senior lecturer and small animal specialist in the Faculty’s Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies discusses a few emergency situations that could arise and the treatment that can be provided in each situation.
Posted on March 10, 2022
Dr Marion Leiberich, veterinarian and postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Research of the Faculty works in the field of wildlife research & conservation and she also loves running. What then is better than to combine her two passions and to run for conservation?
Posted on March 04, 2022
Rabies is a frightening viral infection and the only infectious disease that carries a 100% mortality in any species (including humans) once clinical signs appear.
Posted on March 01, 2022
The rise in cases of lumpy skin disease in South Africa could have a severe economic impact, as the disease weakens livestock, permanently damages hides, and can lead to 10% more deaths and abortions, experts have warned.
Posted on February 22, 2022
On 26 November 2021, Prof Emma Hooijberg, veterinarian and South African and European Specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology in the Faculty was honoured with the South African Veterinary Association’s (SAVA) Research Award during the organisation’s annual gala dinner which took...
Posted on February 22, 2022
A unique community engagement project led by the University of Pretoria (UP) is providing immediate relief and support for donkeys in 10 villages in the Blouberg Municipality in Limpopo.
Posted on February 10, 2022
A groundbreaking study undertaken by researchers from the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Faculty of Veterinary Science has revealed that the heart operates with declining energy efficiency as body size increases among mammals.
Posted on January 18, 2022
A team of UP scientists has published the only study from Africa that entailed genomic One Health investigations to reveal that Delta variants of COVID-19 were transmitted from humans to animals.
Posted on December 06, 2021
On Thursday, 25 November 10 members of the media attended an insightful, exciting networking day at the Faculty.
Posted on October 27, 2021
Many people get prosthetic titanium limbs as a result of illness or injury. Now, thanks to a University of Pretoria (UP) team led by Professor Gerhard Steenkamp, a veterinary specialist in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, a macaw has been given a new lease...
Posted on October 13, 2021
UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science has launched an oncology centre with the Southern Africa Animal Cancer Association to conduct animal cancer research.
Posted on September 28, 2021
UP master’s student Dr Hendrik Swanepoel has won the Prize for Global Research of the Province of Antwerp for his dissertation. The award recognises research that contributes to global science for health worldwide.
Posted on September 24, 2021
The Faculty of Veterinary Science has reason to be proud after another six successful new PhD graduates were recently awarded their doctoral degrees at the virtual Spring graduation ceremony of the University of Pretoria.
Posted on September 01, 2021
The call for abstracts for this colloquium was extended to 8 September 2021
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