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Welcome Dr David Williams
The department would like to welcome Dr David Williams who is joining us as a Visiting Associate Professor to teach part of the ‘Animal Welfare’ course in the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme.
Prof. Reichel and Colleagues Investigate Serological Tests for the Detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus–S
Prof. Michael Reichel (Chair Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences), together with colleagues from the University of Adelaide, Australia, has investigated three serological tests for the detection of Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in sheep: the agarose gel immunodiffusion (AGID) and 2 commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the detection of BVDV antibodies.
CityU expert took part in FAO workshop to develop ‘Joint Risk Assessment Tools’ to aid collaboration between a
The workshop focused on developing tools to aid the collaboration between the animal and human health sectors when dealing with risk assessment for avian influenza and other zoonotic disease threats occurring at the animal-human interface。
‘Don’t just blame the animals, but who is to blame?’
Prof. Reichel (Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, Chair Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice) was invited to give a presentation in ‘The President’s Lecture Series: Excellence in Academia’ in November 2017。
Prof. Pfeiffer visited the Animal Disease Prevention and Control Centre in Beijing
Prof. Dirk Pfeiffer (Chair Professor of One Health and Associate Dean (Research)) was invited to visit the Animal Disease Prevention and Control Centre (ACDC) in Beijing in August 2017 to discuss opportunities for research collaboration and postgraduate training by City University of Hong Kong.
Hear what our first year students have to say about studying veterinary medicine at CityU
The BVM (Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine Programme) at CityU
Students and Staff Walk on the Back of the Dragon
CityU’s veterinary people deal with all creatures great and small. They need to prepare themselves to face any challenge associated with animals of any kind. The latest challenge was to walk, without fear, on the back of a dragon.
Visit to the Shenzhen Aquatic Animal Diseases Laboratory
Profs Sophie St-Hilaire, Dirk Pfeiffer, and Michael Reichel from the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences visited the Shenzhen Aquatic Animal Diseases Laboratory run by the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of the People’s Republic of China (SZCIQ).
Visit by Dr Philip Stott to Veterinarians in Greenland
Question: What similarities do Hong Kong and Greenland have?
Answer: They both have red and white flags, neither has much by way of livestock, and that’s about it.
New CityU Veterinary School features in Australian Veterinary Journal
Prof. Michael Reichel (Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences) recently published an article in the Australian Veterinary Journal titled ‘An international accredited veterinary school for Hong Kong’.