Posted on January 27, 2010
The likely future prospect of aiding a lion to move around more freely than it is doing at present was one of the main reasons why this 140 kg, four-year-old male was admitted yesterday to the Veterinary Academic Hospital at the Onderstepoort campus of th
Posted on October 15, 2009
Veterinarians of the Faculty of Veterinary Science on Friday morning successfully performed an operation to save and restore a vulture's eyesight which was affected by cataracts. The operation that was completed in just over an hour not only was the first
Posted on October 02, 2009
Every year, hundreds of horses and a large number of production animals are X-rayed at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH).
Posted on September 29, 2009
A group of final year students from the Potchefstroom College of Agriculture recently had the opportunity to spend a day at the Faculty of Veterinary Science
Posted on September 17, 2009
Three veterinarians of the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria, Prof Frik Stegmann (Anaesthesiologist), Dr Johan Marais and Dr Caryl Furniss (both surgeons) are part of an international collaborative project led by Disney
Posted on September 10, 2009
The Faculty of Veterinary Science
Posted on August 28, 2009
District 9, the new film by the renowned film producer and Oscar-winning director, Peter Jackson, who was responsible for the production and special effects of movies such as King Kong and Lord of the Rings, was released on the big screen by Ster Kinekor
Posted on August 25, 2009
Prof Peter Doherty from the University of Melbourne's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, the first and only person with a veterinary qualification to be awarded a Nobel Prize, will provide the highlight of this year
Posted on August 19, 2009
On 19 August the Faculty welcomed 27 Grade 12 teachers from agricultural schools in rural areas for an information day on animal diseases and their control, which has been added to the syllabus for agriculture.
Posted on July 17, 2009
The need for continued and effective collaboration, crucial aspects of food security, transformation of staff, awareness and recruitment of black students and community engagement were some of the issues that were raised during yesterday
Posted on June 29, 2009
Furosemide, used in the United States and Canada to treat bleeding into the airways in racehorses, decreases the frequency and severity of haemorrhage according to the results of a novel study. The study, conducted by the University of Pretoria in South A
Posted on May 26, 2009
A new pig unit was officially opened at the Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria
Posted on May 05, 2009
The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria named its library in honour of the first South African who qualified as a veterinarian.
Posted on November 06, 2008
The Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prof Gerry Swan recently attended the 70th Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) from 20 - 29 October in Geneva.
Posted on November 06, 2008
South African President Kgalema Motlanthe told the Pan African Veterinary Conference that South Africa needed more veterinarians in rural areas and that we should harness available resources and optimise outcomes for the benefit of the country.
Posted on July 17, 2008
Prof Johan Schoeman, lecturer and associate professor in the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies of the Faculty of Veterinary Science has been elected as the chairman of the Examination Board of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medi
Posted on June 09, 2008
The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria recently conferred a DVSc honoris causa on Rudolph Dani
Posted on May 27, 2008
A new vulture project, focusing on southern African vultures and supported by the Faculty of Veterinary Science, the Worldwide Fund for Conservation (WWF), AFGRI and the Vulture Programme of Rhino and Lion Wildlife Conservation, was recently launched.
Posted on March 12, 2008
The Faculty of Veterinary Science excelled at the recent annual Exceptional Achievers Awards when no less than three of its staff members were honored in each of the three different categories, namely the Chancellor's Award, Exceptional Achievers Award an
Posted on December 14, 2007
Public transport in the rural areas will possibly get a healthy injection in the near future through a donkey cart project managed by the Faculty of Veterinary Science in conjunction with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).
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