CAREER IN VETERINARY SCIENCES
This is a practice as old as the human
civilization. Yet it is not very received among the
students preparing for various related fields. Veterinary
Sciences include the courses to make its students proficient
with animal husbandry practices, treatment, prevention
and control of animal disease and public health aspects
with the ultimate aim of alleviating animal sufferings
and improving socio-economic status.
Universities in India
There are five veterinary universities and 35 veterinary
colleges under State Agricultural Universities in India.
All the colleges offer courses for the award of bachelor
of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (B.V.Sc
& AH.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degrees.
Exam Entrance Process
For graduation programme is through competitive examination,
which is conducted by the respective colleges/universities
and is mostly restricted to the students belonging to
the concerned states. 15% of total seats in each college
are filled by Veterinary Council of India through an
All India Competition basis.
The bachelor level degree programme (B.V.Sc. &
AH.) is of five years duration divided on 10 semesters.
In most of the colleges, the educational process is
an evolving process and not merely an acquisition of
knowledge. There is a multidisciplinary approach at
the beginning and last three semesters are devoted mainly
to self-learning through problem solving approach, group
discussion, seminars, hospital practices etc.
Job opportunity
The veterinary graduates just after completing their
degree may get job in various government and private
agencies or else they can start their own clinic, pathological/diagnostic
laboratory or animal/poultry breeding farm.
Initial preparation
Students interested in a career in veterinary medicine
should begin their preparation by doing well in general
science and biology in junior high school. To be considered
for admission to a college of veterinary medicine, a
student must first complete undergraduate pre-veterinary
medical coursework.
Behavioral enrichment
In which animal caretakersanctuaries, wildlife rehabilitates
and others can provide their animals with mental and
physical stimulation using both natural and artificial
objects. We do this to tempt the natural inquisitiveness
of wildlife in our care. Behavioral enrichment also
addresses the space limitations that sanctuaries must.
The goal of behavioral enrichment is to increase activity
and stimulation levels in the captive environment.
The veterinary profession is not less than any other
similar professions. Livestock and poultry farming in
India has assumed greater significance as more than
6-7% of national income comes from this sector. The
role of veterinarians becomes very much challenging
not only in the area of livestock health but also in
the area of agro based industries.
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