Jaaroorsig - University of the Free State

Busy year for world expertProf. Rob Bragg from the Department ofMicrobial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnologyis widely regarded as one of twoworld experts on poultry diseases. In 2005he was asked to assist vaccine manufacturersin the USA, Israel and Italy with theirinfectious coryza vaccines and to develop aserological test for a company based in theNetherlands. He was the only South Africanwho attended the American Federation ofAviculture Congress in Miami, Florida wherehe discussed methods to control diseases incaptive bird species, and the development ofa vaccine to control the beak and featherdisease virus. In Turkey he trained a groupof veterinarians in biosecurity in the poultryindustry. He also presented data on the disinfectionprogramme he developed over thelast number of years. This concept has revolutioniseddisease control in the poultryindustry and has been used to control,amongst others, Newcastle Disease in anumber of countries around the world. InIstanbul he addressed delegates at theWorld Veterinary Poultry Association Congress,the main gathering point for researcherson poultry diseases.van drie jaar (tot Mei 2008) as lid van dieSuid-Afrikaanse Raad vir Statistiekaangestel. Die Minister van Landbou enGrondsake, me. Thoko Didiza, het dieDekaan, prof. Herman van Schalkwyk,in die ministeriële komitee aangestel watondersoek moet instel na die werkingvan die landboubemarkingswet.Prof. Johan Grobbelaar (Plantwetenskappe),wat reeds langer as dertig jaarnavorsing oor algbiotegnologie doen enbetrokke is by die aanleg vir spirulinaproduksiein Musina, het die openingslesinggelewer op die tiende kongresvan die International Society forApplied Phycology in Kunming, China.Afgevaardigdes van 38 lande het diekongres bygewoon.Omdat die UV as die leier op die gebiedvan samelewingsdiensleer en -navorsingbeskou word, is me. LuzelleNaudé (Sielkunde) ingesluit in ’n spankundiges wat vir die Joint EducationTrust (JET) ’n handleiding vir personeelontwikkelingvir diensleer skryf. ’nKlompie akademici van die UV is ookgenader om in samewerking met dieHoëronderwysgehaltekomitee van dieSA Raad vir Hoër Onderwys ’n gids virgoeie praktyk in diensleer, met ’n stelselfevalueringsinstrumente, te ontwikkel.Dr. Mabel Erasmus van die HoofdirektoraatSamelewingsdiens het hierindie leiding geneem.Die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid was,soos sedert 1998 die gebruik is, weerbetrokke by die organisasie van die jaarlikseinternasionale simposium oorekonomiese misdaad by die Cambridgeuniversiteit.Die Dekaan, prof. Johan76