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. 2020 Jul 23;10(3):10-17.
doi: 10.1093/af/vfaa017. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Training the next generation of animal scientists for South Africa

Rulien Grobler  1 , Foch-Henri de Witt  1 , Errol D Cason  1 , Ockert B Einkamerer  1 , Gerbrecht C Josling  1 , H Adri O'Neill  1 , Mike D Fair  1 , Joseph J Baloyi  2 , Michael D MacNeil  1   3 , Frederick W C Neser  1
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Training the next generation of animal scientists for South Africa

Rulien Grobler et al. Anim Front. .
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Keywords: agriculture; animal science; careers; higher education.

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Figure 1.
Practical training of students at the undergraduate level on (A) pig production systems and (B) wool quality and classification.
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“Breed n Betsy” animal models are used for reproduction physiology training of students at most universities.
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At the University of Pretoria synthetic organs are used for animal anatomy and physiology training.
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A computer lab where students learn to perform data and statistical analysis at the University of the Free State.
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Figure 5.
Total number of students that graduated with an animal science degree across the eight public universities in South Africa (Source: based on HEMIS [2017])
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