Posted on March 04, 2016
A group of veterinary science students from the University of Pretoria recently went to Makapanstad village in the North West province, where they had the opportunity to gain first-hand experience handling farm animals without the aid of standard animal-handling facilities.
Posted on March 04, 2016
Since its opening in 2015, the Faculty of Veterinary Science's Skills Laboratory has already proven to be a valuable asset to the Faculty.
Posted on March 03, 2016
As the rhino poaching crisis escalates, this year's theme for World Wildlife Day, 'The future of wildlife is in our hands' is a chilling reminder of the situation in South Africa.
Posted on February 23, 2016
The Faculty of Veterinary Science at the Onderstepoort Campus on Friday officially opened its new Lesedi Complex, housing world-class veterinary facilities.
Posted on February 03, 2016
The course is suitable to colleagues/students who are not familiar with non-invasive techniques and will allow participants to gain practical experience in techniques of non-invasive endocrine monitoring including sample workup preparation, performance of enzyme immunoassays (EIA), data...
Posted on November 16, 2015
Prof Moritz van Vuuren, Extraordinary Professor at the Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases in the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science, spoke to Hennie Maas of Radio Sonder Grense (RSG)'s 'Op die veepos' program, about the increase and incidence of diseases, especially...
Posted on November 09, 2015
The Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Onderstepoort, of the University of Pretoria, is pleased to announce that the African Wildlife Diseases Diagnostics and Forensics Symposium, 2015, will take place from Monday, 16 November to Wednesday 18 November 2015, at...
Posted on November 05, 2015
An MOU that was signed on 2 November between the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the WRSA will make a significant contribution to an extended capacity to service the wildlife industry in SA
Posted on November 04, 2015
Dr Quixie Sonntag, veterinarian and animal behaviourist at UP's Faculty of Veterinary Science, advises pet owners to pay attention to signs that their pet may suffer from noise phobia.
Posted on November 04, 2015
A visit to the Faculty by Prof Bianca Gasparrini from the Frederico II University of Naples’ Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions from 5 to 13 November is seen by the Section of Reproduction as a crucial opportunity for possible future cooperation between the two...
Posted on October 27, 2015
The Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria offers a rehabilitation service that helps animals immobilised by injury, disease or post-operative restrictions to regain as much mobility as possible.
Posted on October 22, 2015
Equine surgery has its fair share of challenges, but thanks to the well-equipped Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH), equine surgeons such as Dr Arnold Mahne are able to do their utmost for sick and injured horses.
Posted on September 18, 2015
Prof Estelle Venter studies diseases that can have significant implications for farmers and communities, particularly bluetongue and lumpy skin disease, which occur predominantly in livestock.
Posted on September 07, 2015
The small-staffed, but highly efficient Milk Laboratory in UP's Faculty of Veterinary Science, is the go-to place for nearly half of South Africa's commercial dairy farmers for diagnostic services relating to udder health.
Posted on September 03, 2015
It was with pride that the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria hosted its second Doctoral Celebration of 2015 on 2 September.
Posted on August 20, 2015
The Endocrine Research Laboratory (ERL), in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, has established numerous non-invasive tests for a wide range of species.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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