Official Veterinarian
Official Veterinarian
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Job Description
Official veterinarians are professionals with a comprehensive scientific education. They have the authority to carry out, in an independent, ethical and personally responsible capacity all veterinary activities with particular focus on the health and welfare of animals and public health in accordance with national and international legislation. They are responsible for national animal disease eradication programmes, the protection of public health and food or animal inspection, animal movements, and import and export of live animals and their products..
Top 27 specific things you need to know
As an Official Veterinarian, you will need to master following:
- advise on animal welfare
- advise on livestock disease control
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal production science
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply veterinary epidemiology
- assess animal's condition
- biosecurity related to animals
- certify the performance of veterinary procedures
- comply with veterinary inspection standards
- conduct ante-mortem veterinary health inspection
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- follow environmentally sustainable work practices in the veterinary sector
- issue certificates for animal products
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- manage animal biosecurity
- perform inspection analysis
- perform inspections of food-processing plants
- perform laboratory testing on samples of animals
- perform veterinary diagnosis
- physiology of animals
- regulate animal health standards
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
- veterinary clinical sciences
Top 8 general things you need to know
More generally, an official veterinarian is also versed in:
Other things it helps to know to be an excellent official veterinarian
It also helps to know the following:
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- calculate rates per hours
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- develop an animal handling strategy
- environmental enrichment for animals
- implement veterinary clinical governance
- interview animal owners on animals' conditions
- maintain administrative records in the veterinary office
- maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments
- provide animal training
- take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science
- understand the animal's situation
- apply numeracy skills
- manage infection control in the facility
- provide mentorship
- use different communication channels
Top employers for this job
Official Veterinarian (0-2 Yrs Exp.)
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Prereqs Technology Pvt.Ltd
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California
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$250 - $800 / month
- Keywords :
- Ui designer,
- developer
