Community development

Prof N H Casey

Prof NH Casey monitored the standards (1994) in selected subjects at MEDUNSA and the Faculty of Veterinary Science, UP, on behalf of the Veterinary Council of South Africa. He has presented radio talks on various aspects of animal science. He served as external examiner for southern African universities at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is a member of research steering committees at the Water Research Commission for various projects. He serves on the editorial board of the Elsevier publication Livestock production Science and serves as an assistant editor: Small Ruminant Research

Prof E F Donkin

Prof EF Donkin sat on the National Dairy Planning Committee (1996–1998): Committee of University Principals’ nominated member. National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ organisation (1998): Faculty Board’s nominated member. Coordinator: SA and SADC Small Ruminant Network (2000 to the present). Limpopo Goat Development Committee (2002 to the present). National Livestock Development Working Group of the Department of Agriculture (2005). National Goat Working Group (of the National Livestock Development Strategy) (2005 to the present). Management member of the Organizing Committee of the International Goat Conference, Pretoria, in 2004
 

Dr C Jansen van Rensburg

Serves on the management committee of the WPSA

Dr J A Meyer

Assists with technology transfer to several agricultural forums (extension officers, agricultural colleges) in rural communities in three provinces. Presentations at various commercial farmer forums / study groups. Research conducted for the WRC since 1998 deals specifically with rural communities.

Dr E van Marle-Köster

Prof W A van Niekerk

Management member of the organizing committees of the following international conferences: All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Pretoria. International Ruminant Physiology Conference, Pretoria. International Goat Conference, Pretoria. Organized or presented at Farmers’ Days throughout South Africa and Namibia, and presented lectures to various Breeders’s Associations. Act as judge at various agricultural shows. During 1991–1993 he was advisor to emerging farmers in Kuruman, Vryburg and Rustenburg in terms of drought relief. He also consults to commercial farmers in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North-West and the Free State. He has played a crucial role in the Dorper breed’s national improvement, by way of lectures and articles in Die Dorper

Ms C Visser