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Veterinary Science is a medical profession that deals with the control of disease in animals. It also involves the breeding and scientific handling of livestock. Veterinarians can choose to work in urban areas, either in hospitals or they can set up their own veterinary clinics. Those who join government service are also often required for extension programmes at the block level, to educate and encourage livestock farmers to build up the quality of their animal stock. Veterinary doctors are also employed in the dairy sector, pharmaceutical companies, poultry farms, animal welfare societies, as well as in the Army Remount Veterinary Corps (RMC). The work would mostly include the care and handling of domestic pets, or with the government's animal husbandry departments. But very often they also handle farm animals, such as cattle, horses or poultry. Most Veterinary doctors, however, develop a particular area of expertise. To practice as a vet it is essential to have at least a Bachelor's degree in veterinary science (B.VSc.).
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The Postgraduate course in Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc.) is a 2 year course, for which the candidate has to choose an area of specialisation. There is a wide array of subjects to choose from, namely - medicine, surgery, gynaecology, pathology, pharmacology, etc. A few of the prominent Veterinary Colleges across India are as follows:
Veterinary Surgeons need to have a genuine love for animals, physical stamina and quick body reflexes to tackle the animals' moody behaviour, ability to inspire confidence in animals, powers of observation and self reliance, adaptability, and indifference to the occasionally disagreeable conditions of work.
The avenues of employment open for Veterinary doctors include:
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