University Of Pretoria Veterinary

University Of Pretoria Veterinary, The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria offers recognised high quality undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in veterinary nursing and veterinary science.
The University Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (DipVetNurs; also referred to as DVN) is recognised by the South African Veterinary Council for registration as Veterinary Nurse which entitles the holder to practise the profession of veterinary nursing.
The BVSc degree of the University of Pretoria is similarly recognised by the South African Veterinary Council for registration as Veterinarian which entitles the holder to practice as a veterinarian. It is also recognised as such by the registering authorities in the United Kingdom, Australasia and Malaysia.
All MMedVet programmes offered by the Faculty are similarly recognised by the South African Veterinary Council and allows registration in the specific discipline as Veterinary Specialist and entitles the holder to practise the specialty if also registered as a veterinarian.
The academic activities of the Faculty of Veterinary Science usually commence early in January each year and end towards the second half of November. Academic semesters are of equal length (approximately 14 weeks) with recesses during Easter, July and December.

About Veterinary Science

Overview

Onderstepoort is a small geographical area and is home to various organisations/institutions, light industries and small holdings. There are at least 4 distinct entities in this regard as follows:

The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria Biomedical Research Centre (UPBRC)
The Agricultural Research Council Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (ARC-OVI) and its Exotic Diseases Division (EDD) – www.arc.agric.za
Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) – www.obpvaccines.co.za

The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria is one of 46 veterinary faculties in Africa and the only one of its kind in South Africa. It is the second oldest faculty in Africa, dating back to the early 1920’s. With the exception of the faculties in Khartoum (Sudan, 1938), and Cairo (Egypt, 1946), all the other African faculties were established after 1960.
In order to fulfill its mission, the Faculty has 5 academic departments responsible for teaching, research and service rendering. These activities are further facilitated by well developed support services provided by an academic hospital, various departmental laboratories, general and student administrative sections, a teaching animal unit and a number of research centres. The Veterinary Academic Hospital provides state of the art facilities for the clinical departments and is the focus of the Faculty’s service-rendering activities to its immediate community and also serves as a national referral facility.
The Faculty offers an undergraduate veterinary degree programme and a veterinary nursing diploma programme as well as a variety of postgraduate degree programmes. It offers opportunities for local as well as international students in its academic programmes and is committed to international accreditation in support of its quality assurance procedures.
Graduates of the Faculty enjoy national and international recognition and the BVSc degree of the University of Pretoria currently enjoys recognition for registration by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in the UK, the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) in Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania as well as by the relevant authorities in Malaysia.

Welcome to the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (Veterinary Clinical Services)

Dear Clients
Best wishes for 2018. Please take note of the following important information.

All hours telephone number: 086 100 8387 – there is a menu and then a sub-menu – please choose the correct option/s to ensure prompt assistance.
General administrative business hours are 08.00 – 16.30 weekdays
(call 086 100 8387 option 4 then option 3 for account queries)
Outpatients Clinic
Please call 086 100 8387 option 3 for a vaccination or consultation appointment.
Consulting hours:
Weekdays: 09.00 – 11.00 and 14.00 – 18.45
Saturdays: 09.00 – 11.30
After-hours fees charged outside these hours
To make a dog/cat sterilisation appointment call 086 100 8387 option 5 then option 2
To make a dog or cat referral or second opinion specialist appointment call 086 100 8387 option 5 then option 1 (Medicine) option 2 (Surgery) option 3 (Reproduction excl sterilisations)
To speak to the pharmacy or the radiology clinic call 086 100 8387 option 1 then option 1 (pharmacy) or option 2 (Radiology clinic)
Horses, cattle, sheep and goats – call 086 100 8387 option 6 then option 1 (horses) or 2 (production animals) to make an appointment
Veterinarians are always on the premises between 08.00 and 20.00. During the night (20.00 – 08.00) a registered veterinarian will not be on the premises but will be on call for emergencies. Non-emergencies will be admitted for observation and will receive veterinary treatment the following morning.

Welcome to the Faculty of Veterinary Science
The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria is situated on the Onderstepoort campus of the University some 20 km north west of the Hatfield main campus and some 15 km due north of the city centre of Pretoria (Tshwane). It aims to be an internationally accredited seat of veterinary excellence, strives to be globally competitive, regionally pre-eminent and locally relevant whilst providing an effective veterinary interface to Africa. The Faculty has a proud tradition in veterinary and para-veterinary education, research and service-rendering which dates back to the early 1920s.