Veterinarians
Description
Veterinarians diagnose and treat animal injuries, diseases and disorders, and advise on preventative action. They may work in practices, specialising according to their location in either a rural or urban area, or in the public sector or associated industries such as pharmaceuticals, food production or drug regulation.
Tasks
- Maintains records, raises and forwards reports and certificates in compliance with current legislation.
- Carries out expert witness work and undertakes teaching of veterinary students.
- Performs ante-mortem inspection of animals destined for the food chain, and animal post-mortem examinations.
- Performs tasks relating to food safety policy, regulation of veterinary drugs, quality control of veterinary products.
- Euthanises old, sick, terminally ill and unwanted animals.
- Investigates outbreaks of animal diseases and advises owners on feeding, breeding and general care.
- Administers local or general anaesthetics and performs surgery.
- Inoculates animals against communicable diseases.
- Examines animals, diagnoses condition and prescribes and administers appropriate drugs, dressings, etc., and arranges or undertakes any necessary x-ray or other tests.
Entry Requirements
Honours, Bachelor's degree
Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Science
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Writing
Related Courses
- Access to HE Diploma - Landbased (Animal Science Welfare) - Level 3
- Access to HE Diploma (Veterinary Science) - Level 3
- Animal Care - Level 1
- Animal Care Assistant - Level 2
- Animal Management - Level 3 - Part-time
- Animal Management Behaviour- T Level - Level 3
- Animal Management Science - T Level - Level 3
- Bridge to Animal Care - Entry Level 3
- Certificate in Horse Management - Level 3
- Diploma in Animal Care - Level 2
- Dog Grooming - Level 2 Certificate - Part-time
- Dog Grooming - Level 3 Diploma
- Dog Grooming - Level 3 Diploma - Part-time
- Equine Management - Level 3 Extended Technical Diploma
- Horse and Dog Care - Level 1
- Introduction to Horse Care Equine - Certificate Level 1
- Practical Animal Management - Level 3