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  • 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.

  • Conquering your own Everest means never lose focus of what you want to achieve

    Posted on July 24, 2015

    Sibusiso Vilane, the first black African to reach the summit of Mount Everest, delivered a guest presentation at the Faculty of Veterinary Science's second VetEd Symposium on 22 July.

  • PhD student an Apprentesses Leadership 2015 finalist

    Posted on July 17, 2015

    Zamantungwa Khumalo is a 27 year old female from the village Bergville in Woodford, KwaZulu-Natal, and is doing her PhD in Veterinary Parasitology at Ondersterpoort Campus (University of Pretoria).

  • Phytomedicine – fighting parasites for healthier animals and people

    Posted on July 14, 2015

    With the increasing resistance of parasites and micro-organisms to commercially available anti-parasitic and antimicrobial drugs, the need to find treatments that improve animal and human health is fast becoming a necessity.

  • The pangolin’s plight

    Posted on July 01, 2015

    Dr Christine Steyn, of the Department of Anatomy and Physiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, is one of only a few people doing research on the anatomy of this shy animal.

  • Appointment of a new Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Veterinary Science

    Posted on July 01, 2015

    The University is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Vinasan (Vinny) Naidoo as Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Veterinary Science with effect from 1 August 2015.

  • Vet students train to be more than just doctors for animals

    Posted on June 23, 2015

    As part of the final year curriculum, veterinary science students at the University of Pretoria spend time serving impoverished communities through primary animal health care services.

  • Learning from life in the waters

    Posted on June 17, 2015

    The UP Mammal Research Institute’s Marion Island Marine Mammal Programme (MIMMP) has been doing marine research there for more than 30 years and has documented fascinating findings.

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