Posted on September 29, 2016
An image of wildlife veterinarians saving a rhino from poachers in South Africa's Kruger National Park is the first-place winner in a photography contest organized by the International Programs office in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University.
Posted on September 15, 2016
For all the animal lovers out there, we call on you to join us in a Dog Food Drive - For the Love of Dogs & Rhinos, an initiative started by Africa Geographic.
Posted on September 09, 2016
Increasing student numbers, the availability of teaching animals and animal welfare issues have led to the development of veterinary simulators and models that are used to teach veterinary students clinical skills.
Posted on September 09, 2016
The OP staff soccer team made the Faculty proud by winning the Spring Day soccer league final
Posted on September 05, 2016
The recent annual Faculty Day of the Faculty of Veterinary Science has once again proven to be one of the highlights on the calendar of the Faculty.
Posted on August 22, 2016
Students from the Faculty of Veterinary Science recently again amazed one and all, showcasing the many talents they are blessed with.
Posted on August 04, 2016
A new reality/documentary TV series on SABC 3 titled Frontier Vets, depicts the daily lives of six South African soon-to-be-qualified veterinary students from the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Posted on July 21, 2016
The University recently launched Research Matters, an exciting new website that showcases and highlights some of its research and innovation output and emphasises the impact of this work in South Africa, Africa and globally.
Posted on July 18, 2016
Prof Ivan Horak, emeritus professor in the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria, was recently selected by the South African Academy for Science and Arts to receive the MT Steyn medal for exceptional achievement in natural...
Posted on July 15, 2016
The Department of Paraclinical Sciences and various partners have initiated a project to determine how rearing conditions and environment affect orphaned rhinos' adaption to their natural habitat.
Posted on July 11, 2016
Dr Cindy Harper and her team from UP's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory have developed a ground-breaking technique to collect and catalogue DNA from rhinos and rhino horns.
Posted on July 05, 2016
The RhODIS system for profiling and indexing rhino DNA, developed by UP's Veterinary Genetics Laboratory and partners, could become the standard for producing DNA profiles that can be analysed and compared in a global database.
Posted on July 03, 2016
A ‘huge success for the University of Pretoria and the Faculty of Veterinary Science, and judged as one of the best Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG) working meetings held thus far”.
Posted on July 03, 2016
The Faculty of Veterinary Science’s Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) of the University of Pretoria was instrumental in the announcement last week of the international expansion of rhino horn DNA testing
Posted on June 24, 2016
Most countries are not well prepared to cope with a possible avian influenza pandemic. Dr Folorunso Oludayo Fasina from the Faculty of Veterinary Science has developed a risk model to limit the spread of this disease.
Posted on June 22, 2016
The quality of students enrolled in the Phytomedicine Programme offered by the Department of Paraclinical Sciences in the Faculty of Veterinary Science was recently highlighted when three PhD students, Drs Olubukola Adenubi and Abimbola Aro, and Ms Bellonah Sakong, received prestigious research...
Posted on June 03, 2016
Organised by the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) to take place from 18 to 24 June, the collaborative action planning workshop will host representatives of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC) and the Wildlife Forensics Network (TRACE).
Posted on June 02, 2016
As part of the recent Take a Girl to Work day initiative, 15 female learners had the opportunity on the day to visit the Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Posted on March 15, 2016
For over a decade it has been known that some drugs are toxic to vultures and that they are exposed to these drugs by consuming contaminated carcasses. A new study shows that the threat to these magnificent birds are far from over.
Posted on March 10, 2016
Already in 2006 Prof Vinny Naidoo, now the Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa, and his team,started research on protecting vultures from the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac in cattle...
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