A veterinarian (vet) or veterinary surgeon is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, veterinarians also play a role in animal reproduction, health management, conservation, husbandry and breeding and preventive medicine like nutrition, vaccination and parasitic control as well as biosecurity and zoonotic disease surveillance and prevention.
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Odiham Agricultural Society minute book, 1780s.
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performing an intradermal test for allergy in a dog
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Postgraduate female veterinarian student in medical gear preparing for procedures
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A Veterinarian is working on bovine hoof health management
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Surgery performed on a domestic cat
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Veterinarian Practice in Victoria, Australia.
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Veterinary students in the United States are clinically trained in equine dentistry in August 2006.