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Veterinarians

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work_healthcare_practitioners/veterinarians

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Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.

Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.

Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.

Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.

Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.

Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.

Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.

Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.

Euthanize animals.

Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.

Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.

Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.

Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.

Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.

Specialize in a particular type of treatment, such as dentistry, pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or internal medicine.

Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms.

Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, or other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases.

Establish or conduct quarantine or testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans and that comply with applicable government regulations.

Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.

Provide care to a wide range of animals or specialize in a particular species, such as horses or exotic birds.

Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals.