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First ever SARChI NRF Chair awarded to Faculty of Veterinary Science

Posted by: University of Pretoria

24 May 2018

A SARChI Research Chair has been awarded to Prof Celia Abolnik of the Faculty of Veterinary Science. This is the first Chair relevant to veterinary science to be awarded in the history of the Faculty.

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C.I.V.M.E honours Prof Dietmar Holm with core member position for the Africa region

Posted by: Faculty of Veterinary Science

24 May 2018

The Faculty’s Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning, Prof Dietmar Holm was honoured by the Council on International Veterinary Medical Education (C.I.V.M.E.)

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University of Namibia delegation visits the Faculty of Veterinary Science

Posted by: Faculty of Veterinary Science

18 May 2018

An important delegation from the University of Namibia (UNAM) visited the Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Onderstepoort Campus on 17 and 18 May.

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Faculty's Veterinary Academic Hospital's Equine Clinic fully operational again

Posted by: University of Pretoria

05 February 2018

The Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Equine Clinic is open for business again after a temporary closure of the Clinic

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Dr Eugene Machimana receives 2018 EASA postgraduate medal doctoral award

Posted by: Faculty of Veterinary Science

29 January 2018

Dr Eugene Machimana, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Science was awarded the 2018 EASA Postgraduate Medal: Doctoral Award.

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Research at UP — a retrospective review now published

Posted by: University of Pretoria

22 November 2017

The production of the annual Research Review is always a highlight in the research calendar of the University of Pretoria, and the Research Review 2016 was no exception.

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The pathogen discoverer – in search of novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens

Posted by: University of Pretoria

01 November 2017

Prof Marinda Oosthuizen is a pathogen discoverer, always on the lookout for novel and/or emerging tick-borne pathogens. Understanding what something is, why it is there and what it can do is her forte.

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Ground-breaking surgical procedure by South African team regarded as the first of its kind

Posted by: University of Pretoria

13 October 2017

In what is regarded as a first of its kind, a group of South African veterinarians, together with a maxillofacial surgeon, succeeded in surgically lengthening the misaligned jaw of an adult male chimpanzee.

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Ground-breaking: Faculty vets and maxillofacial surgeon successfully lengthen broken jaw of chimp

Posted by: Faculty of Veterinary Science

11 October 2017

In what is known to be a first of its kind, two veterinarians from the Faculty of Veterinary Science together with a maxillofacial surgeon succeeded in surgically lengthening the misaligned jaw of an adult male chimpanzee.

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Faculty hosts Research for Africa Network (ERFAN) workshop to improve research and collaboration between African countries

Posted by: Faculty of Veterinary Science

10 October 2017

The workshop which took place on 4 and 5 October was organised by the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Abruzzo and Molise, or IZSAM from Italy

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Another veterinary painkiller found to be toxic to vultures

Posted by: University of Pretoria

03 October 2017

In South Asia, the frequent and widespread use of certain drugs to treat cattle and buffalo has led to a catastrophic decline in the populations of vultures that consume livestock carcasses.

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Married veterinarians create their own special moment with double MMedVet graduation

Posted by: University of Pretoria

02 October 2017

When Charlie met Christie at the Faculty of Veterinary Science in 1997, the two prospective veterinarians could not have foreseen that 20 years later they would obtain their MMedVet degrees together as husband and wife, at the same graduation ceremony and on the same day.

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Veterinary experts warn against a lack of awareness about the only infectious disease with a 100% mortality rate

Posted by: Faculty of Veterinary Science

28 September 2017

Worldwide, more than 55 000 people die of rabies every year (with around 30 000 occurring in India alone)

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World Rabies Day: What you need to know

Posted by: University of Pretoria

28 September 2017

Today is World Rabies Day. Prof Andrew Leisewitz from the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies at UP, shares some important facts about rabies, the only infectious disease that carries a 100% mortality rate.

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SANBS and UP blood plasma drive a massive success

Posted by: University of Pretoria

21 September 2017

A recent drive at the Faculty of Veterinary Science's Onderstepoort Campus to recruit hyperimmune blood plasma donors to alleviate the shortage of rabies immunoglobulin in South Africa attracted over 200 students.

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Research explores the social life of one of Africa's most iconic animals

Posted by: University of Pretoria

20 September 2017

Giraffes are now listed as a threatened species, and it is said that there are currently fewer giraffes than elephants in Africa. Research taking place at the University of Pretoria, will ensure a greater understanding of this species.

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Prof Moritz van Vuuren receives AVCASA award

Posted by: University of Pretoria

15 September 2017

Prof Moritz van Vuuren, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, was recently honoured with an award by the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Association of South Africa (AVCASA) for service to society and the environment.

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Herding for Health

Posted by: University of Pretoria

15 September 2017

The Herding for Health Project is a One Health, pro-poor, rural development project aimed at establishing integrated management of livestock and improving rural livelihoods at the wildlife-livestock interface.

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Now what? Problems graduates encounter in the workplace

Posted by: University of Pretoria

13 September 2017

Graduating from university and getting your first job are great achievements. However, the transition from student life to the life of a working professional should not be underestimated.

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First veterinary nurse to receive a PhD

Posted by: University of Pretoria

12 September 2017

The Faculty of Veterinary Science produced its first ever veterinary nurse to obtain a PhD degree during the University's Spring graduation ceremony on Friday, 8 September.

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