Posted on January 22, 2019
Curious Kids is a series run by The Conversation for children, in which experts answer questions from children. Do cats and dogs understand humans when they make miaowing or barking noises? (Mila, 11, and Alex, 8)
Posted on January 22, 2019
Dr Karin Lourens has carried out many world-firsts in the treatment of pangolins –and now she is giving these illegally trafficked animals an even better chance of survival after being the first to chart the normal reference intervals of a healthy pangolin.
Posted on November 20, 2018
The 50th Anniversary Reunion of the OP Class of 1968 took place from 9 to 11 November 2018 at the Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Posted on November 05, 2018
World-renowned University of Pretoria veterinarians Prof Gerhard Steenkamp and Dr Adrian Tordiffe this week performed intricate dental surgery on an elephant in Georgia, to remove its infected tusk.
Posted on November 02, 2018
“Veterinary science is not only about keeping our pets healthy. Looked at from a wider perspective, it’s about food security. Nobody is born a farmer, but they can be trained to become one – and that’s where veterinary science can play a very important role.”
Posted on June 20, 2018
The Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Department of Anatomy and Physiology has taken a simple, but incredibly progressive step towards protecting the health of staff and students by reducing their exposure to human carcinogenic compounds in its dissection halls. Other dissection halls and...
Posted on May 24, 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.
Posted on May 24, 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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