Veterinary Medicine

Programme descriptions

Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutrition, and product development. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions that can affect different species.

Specialisations

Our Veterinary Medicine Faculty has the following Specialisations/options Viz.:

• Medicine Faculty
• Avian Medicine
• Large Animal Medicine
• Small Animal Medicine
• Wildlife, Aquatic and Laboratory Animal Medicine
• Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

Career opportunities

The field of veterinary medicine is diverse and offers our fellows a range of employment opportunities which includes:

• Private Practice
• Corporate Veterinary Medicine
• The Federal Government
• Research
• Teaching
• Public Health
• Food Supply Medicine
• Public Policy
• Shelter Medicine