VN May 2023

Vetnuus | May 2023 4 Useful manual labour, intelligently performed, is the means par excellence for developing the intellect. Mahatma Gandhi On May 1, we celebrate Workers’ Day. In Europe, May 1 was historically associated with rural pagan festivals, but the modern association gradually replaced the day’s original meaning with the labour movement. In the Soviet Union, leaders embraced the new holiday, believing it would encourage workers in Europe and the United States to unite against capitalism. The day became a significant holiday in the Soviet Union and the Eastern-bloc countries, with high-profile parades, including one in Moscow’s Red Square, presided over by the top government and Communist Party functionaries, celebrating the worker and showcasing Soviet military might. I am not sure how showcasing the might of the Soviet military fits in with the celebration of the worker, but I will surely be enjoying the last of the block of holidays we had in the silly holiday season. I hope most of you got to have at least some time off to rest before we tackle the second quadrimester of the year. If I look at the quote from Mahatma Gandhi above, I deduct that intellect originates inmanual labour intelligently performed - something like working hard smartly makes you smarter. I am sure 12 people thoroughly understand the concept of working hard, working smart and now enjoy the fruits of their labour. These would be the latest Phd Veterinary Graduates. This year was the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic that the Faculty could host its annual Doctoral Celebration ceremony again physically. This event has become a tradition since 2014 and takes place the day before graduation. No less than 36 postgraduate qualifications were conferred during the in- person graduation ceremony, including 12 PhD degrees, 22 Master’s degrees and two BVSc (Hons.) degrees. The recipients are Craig Anthony Francis (Veterinary Science Veterinary Tropical Diseases), Donaldson Ashleigh Claire (Veterinary Science Paraclinical Sciences), Henn Danielle (Veterinary Science Paraclinical Sciences), Khunoana Edward Thato (Veterinary Science Paraclinical Sciences), Lensink Antonia Vergina (Veterinary Science Paraclinical Sciences). Madisha Jacobus Kori (Veterinary Science Paraclinical Sciences), Mtetwa Thembeka Kim (Veterinary Science Paraclinical Sciences) Ogbuadike Eucharia Chika (Veterinary Science Paraclinical Sciences), Olaogun Sunday Charles (Veterinary Science Production Animal Studies), Patsanza Mandishukusha Gloria (Veterinary Science Veterinary Tropical Diseases), Pazzi Paolo (Veterinary Science Companion Animal Clinical Studies). We hope to see them bring their research to practical fruition and showcase it at conferences for everybody to learn from. Said Prof Marinda Oosthuizen, Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty: “We know that our postgraduate students work extremely hard and sometimes under quite difficult circumstances. We are therefore very proud of our new PhD graduates and those graduates who obtained their master’s and honours degrees. Congratulations to all of them. We wish them just the best with their future endeavours.” May, May be good to you, and enjoy this Small stock edition. v Andriette From the Editor Editor’s notes / Redakteurs notas Andriette van der Merwe HappyWorker's Day to all!! Image courtesy of Facebook