Contents. 1. What is Veterinary medicine? 2. Types of Veterinarians 3. Careers in Veterinary medicine 4. Veterinarian's Salary

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4. Definition
 The science and art that deals with
the maintenance of health in and the
prevention, alleviation, and cure of
disease and injury in animals

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6. Small Animal Veterinarian
 The most common type of
veterinarian, the small
animal practitioner, treats
domestic pets. Some
choose to run practices that
are exclusive to cats and
dogs, while others also treat
small mammals, such as
ferrets, rabbits, hamsters
and guinea pigs.

7. Large Animal Veterinarian
 Large animal
veterinarians specialize in
the treatment of livestock,
including cows, sheep,
goats, chickens and pigs.
They will have taken
college courses in topics
like livestock
management and animal
husbandry.

8. Wildlife Veterinarians
 Simply put, wildlife
veterinarians specialize
in the treatment of wild
animals. They typically
work for wildlife
rehabilitation centers,
zoological societies and
sanctuaries and can be
called upon to care for
animals like tigers,
monkeys and various
birds of prey species.

9. Exotic Veterinarian
 Typically, the definition of an
"exotic" pet refers to any
domestic pet other than a cat
or dog. These veterinarians
are in high demand as the
number of domestic exotic
pets steadily increases. This
vet will treat animals like
guinea pigs, mice, reptiles,
prairie dogs, chinchillas,
hedgehogs and most birds.

10. Specialty Veterinarian
 Similar to human doctors,
veterinarians can choose to
specialize in many fields. For
example, a small animal vet
can become an animal
cardiologist, ophthalmologist
or dentist. And, like
pediatricians who only treat
children, they can also chose
specific species. An equine
veterinarian, for example, will
treat horses and donkeys,
while an avian vet will only
treat birds.

11. Avian Vet
 Avian vets specialise in
treating birds, and can be
found working in private
practices, zoos and bird
sanctuaries. This type of vet
will undertake specialist
training in the care and
treatment of birds after
completing their general
veterinary training.

12. Aquatic Veterinarian
 Aquatic veterinarians are
licensed animal health
professionals that are
qualified to diagnose and
treat a wide variety of
marine species which can
include fish, marine
mammals, sea turtles, and
other wildlife.

13. Animal Welfare Veterinarian
 Animal welfare veterinarians
work to ensure that
companion animals and
livestock species are
housed properly, are
properly managed and
cared for, and are generally
treated in a humane and
ethical manner.

14. Research and Teaching
Veterinarians
 Research Veterinarians
focuses on biomedical
research, microbiology,
pathology and other
forms of clinical
research.
 Teaching Veterinarians
are involved in teaching
future vet in colleges and
universities.

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16. Types of Careers
 Private Practice—either a general practice or focusing
on a specialty such as emergency medicine or
orthopedics
 Corporate Veterinary Medicine—for example, with
corporations that provide veterinary care, test drugs for
safety, or produce animal-related products
 Government—this include places where veterinarians
work on biosecurity, environmental quality, public
health, meat inspection, regulatory medicine, herd
health, and investigation of disease outbreaks.
 Military—veterinarians are employed for food safety
and military working dog veterinary medicine
 Research—either at a university or at a company which
produces animal-related products or drugs
 Teaching—either in academia or non-professional
schools

17. Types of Careers (Contd..)
 Public Health—particularly with government agencies
which works to control the transmission of animal-to-
human (zoonotic) disease.
 Food Supply Medicine—either with a government
agency or a food animal company
 Global Veterinary Medicine—in private practice or
with international agencies working in areas such as
food production and safety or emerging diseases
 Public Policy—working for governments on animal and
zoonotic diseases, animal welfare, public health issues,
or as consultants with non-government agencies
 Shelter Medicine—working with communities and
private or public agencies to ensure the health and well-
being of animal populations housed in shelters

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19. Veterinarian’s Salary
 Starting Salary
Vets in their first year of practice
according to 2008 study by the
American Veterinary Medical
Association:-
Small animal exclusive vets $64,744.
Large animal exclusive vets started at
$62,424
Mixed practice vets (large and small
animal) started at $58,522.
Equine vets started at $41,636.

20. Veterinarian’s Salary (Contd..)
 Practice Type:
Private practice vets had median
earnings of $90,000.
Veterinarians employed by the federal
government averaged $93,398.
Corporate veterinarians had the
highest earnings with a median of
over $140,000.
Veterinarians in the armed forces had
the lowest earnings with a median of
$80,000.