J van Rooyen

Mr Jacques van Rooyen

BSc(Agric)Anim.Sci., BSc(Hons) Wildlife Management, MSc(Agric)Anim.Sci.
Lecturer, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases / Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria

Mr Jacques van Rooyen

Office
Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station
Orpen Gate, Kruger National Park
South Africa

Postal address
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases
Faculty of Veterinary Science
P/Bag X04
Onderstepoort 0110
South Africa

Email
[email protected]

Professional and academic experience

  • 6 years professional experience as wildlife management consultant in the wildlife industry
  • 8 years experience as researcher

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society for Academic Achievers
  • Member of the South African Wildlife Management Association

Subjects taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

  • Research Coordinator: Mnisi Community Programme

Research interests

  • One Health at the wildlife-livestock interface
  • Solutions for increased wildlife-livestock compatibility in TFCAs
  • The development and implementation of integrated value chain approaches for improved market access in disease control zones at the wildlife-livestock interface
  • Natural resource utilisation
  • Community beneficiation models at the wildlife-livestock interface
  • Sustainable wildlife and livestock production

Research output/publications

  • 50 technical reports
  • 7 local/international conference presentations
  • 2 non-refereed publications

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