UP Reproduction Clinic helps SA Guide-Dogs Association breed 100th artificial-insemination litter

Posted on October 18, 2022

Staff at the Reproduction Clinic of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital at UP's Faculty of Veterinary Science joined the South African Guide-Dogs Association in celebrating the 100th guide-dog litter conceived via artificial insemination since the programme was launched in 2014.

UP’s Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic: In service of care and competence

Posted on September 01, 2022

Residents of Mamelodi have since 2011 been able to have their pets checked, vaccinated & sterilised at the Mamelodi Animal Health Clinic. This low-cost clinic is on UP’s Mamelodi Campus and is managed by UP's Faculty of Veterinary Science.

UP Vet Books for Africa team returns from donation drive to Zimbabwe and Zambia

Posted on August 10, 2022

Eight students of UP Veterinary Science travelled more than 4000km – from UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science to Zimbabwe and Zambia – to deliver boxes of veterinary textbooks, microscopes, and loads of veterinary supplies to worthy recipients.

Training the next generation of farmers: How UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science is helping small-scale farmers and boosting food security

Posted on July 12, 2022

UP’s Faculty of Veterinary Science plays an important part in supporting South Africa’s small-scale farming community, through our Primary Animal Health Care training programme.

UP’s Onderstepoort Animal Blood Bank: How donor animals are saving other animal lives

Posted on June 07, 2022

Since the 1990s the Onderstepoort Animal Blood Bank (OABB) has been the saving grace of many dogs, cats, and even prized stud sheep, horses and cattle in need of life-saving blood transfusions.

UP veterinary staff and students help pet owners in Bronkhorstspruit

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.

#UPMandelaMonth: UP Veterinary Science students serve rural community at animal clinic

Posted on July 09, 2021

UP Veterinary Science Students are putting their skills to use at an animal clinic in Mpumalanga and in the surrounding community.