To be a veterinarian you have to go through three to five years undergraduate and four years of veterinary school. Veterinarians must complete a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at an accredited college of veterinary medicine. There are about 30 colleges with accredited programs in the United States. Those program takes four years to complete and includes classroom, laboratory, and clinical work. Most people that apply to veterinary school have a bachelor’s degree. Veterinary medical colleges typically require applicants to have taken a lot of science classes, like biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, zoology, microbiology, and animal science. Most programs also require math, humanities, and social science courses. Admission to veterinary programs is competitive.
In veterinary medicine programs, students take courses on animal anatomy and physiology, as well …show more content…
They spend much of their time at farms and ranches treating illnesses and injuries and testing for and vaccinating against diseases. They may advise farm owners or managers about feeding, housing, and general health practices.
Then finally there is the Food safety and inspection veterinarian who inspects and tests livestock and animal products for major animal diseases, provide vaccines to treat animals, enhance animal welfare, conduct research to improve animal health and enforce government food safety regulations. They design and administer animal and public health programs for the prevention and control of diseases transmissible among animals and between animals and