Education:

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests.
• Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds or performing surgery.
• Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases.
• Advise clients on feeding, housing, behaviour, breeding, hygiene and general care of animals.
• Conduct veterinary research related to areas such as animal nutrition, health care products development and disease prevention and control.
• Enforce government regulations in disease control and food production including animal or animal‑based food inspection.
• Perform routine, emergency and post‑mortem examinations.
• Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia.
• Responsi...