Veterinary medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with the study of diagnosis, control, prevention, and treatment of different diseases, disorders, and injuries in animals i.e cow, goat, horse, buffaloes, dog, and cat, etc. The scope of veterinary medicine covers both domestics and wildlife. animals. Veterinary science monitors and controls the diseases transmitted from animals to humans and in this way it prevents humans from these zoonotic diseases. It also helps to ensure the continuous supply of food by treating and monitoring them.
Professional care in veterinary medicine is headed by a Doctor of Veterinary medicine also known as a veterinarian but sometimes a junior technician also performs this task. Junior veterinary technicians are the persons who treat, monitor, prevent and control diseases in animals and work under the Doctor of Medicine or Veterinarian.
What is Vetenarian or DVM?
DVM stands for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. The professionals who study and practice veterinary medicine are called Doctor of Medicine or Veterinarians. A veterinarian diagnoses, treat control and prevent the diseases, disorders, and injuries in animals. They help in maintaining food supply by monitoring and treating the agricultural animals i.e cows, goats, buffaloes, chickens, etc. Besides treating and preventing the animals from different diseases, veterinarians also prevent the transmission of animal diseases to animal owners.
Eligibility and Admission criteria for DVM
DVM is only for you if you have done your FSc in medical. There are tens of universities that are offering DVM both in the private and public sectors. If you want to become a veterinarian or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine then you have to pass your FSc pre-medical with good marks. There are many universities that give you admission on the basis of your marks in FSc pre-medical while some universities conduct their own entrance exam and after passing this exam you will get admission in DVM in these universities. So, If you to get admission in any public sector university on merit then you should have at least 90 to 95% marks in FSc pre-medical.
You can also do diploma courses in veterinary medicine after completing your FSc pre-medical. It is also a good choice. After completing this VA diploma course you will be called a Veterinary assistant. Department of livestock in Pakistan often announce vacancies for veterinary assistant.
Syllabus of DVM
The syllabus of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is given below, you can easily view and download the syllabus of DVM from the following link:
http://www.uvas.edu.pk/doc/2017/DVM-Curriculum-2015.pdf
Specializations in DVM or Veterinary Medicine
- Dermatology
- Anesthesia
- Animal Welfare
- Emergency and Critical Care
- Internal Medicine: Cardiology, Neurology, Oncology
- Behavior
- Dentistry
- Microbiology
- Nutrition
- Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Pathology
- Radiology
- Pharmacology
- Preventive Medicine
- Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Poultry Veterinarians
- Surgery: e.g., Orthopedics, Soft Tissue surgery
- Toxicology
- Theriogenology
Universities Offering DVM in Pakistan
- University Of Agriculture Faisalabad
- The University Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Lahore
- Cholistan University Of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Bahawal Pur
- Lasbela University Of Agriculture, Water, And Marine Sciences, Uthal
- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
- The Islamia University Of Bahawalpur Bahawal Pur
- The University Of Agriculture Peshawar
- Gomal University D.i. Khan
- University Of The Poonch, Rawala Kot
- Mirpur University Of Science & Technology, Bhimber Campus Bhimber
- Riphah International University Lahore Lahore
- College Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Jhang
- The University Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Pattoki
- Khan Bahadur Chaudhary Mushtaq Ahmad College Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Narowal
- Riphah College Of Veterinary Sciences Lahore
- Pir Mahar Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
- Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International University Of Veterinary And Animal Sciences Sakrand
- Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam
Skills for DVM
As a veterinarian following are the key skills for you:
- Good communication
- Pateinace and preservance
- Control over Emotions
- Pet-loving nature
- Problem-solving skills
- Team working skills
Resposibilities of a Vetenarian or DVM
As we discussed earlier that as a veterinarian you have to monitor, treat, prevent, diagnose and control diseases in animals. So, As a veterinarian or Doctor of Veterinary medicine, your responsibilities include:
- Diagnosis of diseases, disorders, and illness in animals
- Carrying out a blood test and X-rays tests on animals
- Advising your clients about their pet health i.e about their diet
- Carrying out the vaccination and health check of animals may be domestic or wild.
- Determining whether to treat animals or make a surgery depending upon the seriousness of situations.
- Working for emergency cases in a livestock hospital or anywhere.
Top employers of Veterinarian or DVM
- Universities
- Zoos
- Livestock department in Pakistan
- Pakistan Army
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Animal nutrition or feed companies
- Veterinary hospitals
- Biotechnology companies
- Animal supply companies
- Poultry farms
- Dairy farms
- Diagnostic laboratories
- Research laboratories
- agrochemical companies
Careers or Jobs in DVM
- Veterinary surgeon
- Animal physiotherapist
- Animal technician
- Animal nutritionist
- Veterinary nurse
- Higher education lecturer
- Research scientist (medical)
- Research scientist (life sciences)
- Science writer
- Zookeeper
Veterinarians or DVM Salaries in Pakistan
According to salary explorer, the average salary of veterinarians or DVM in Pakistan is 46,300 rs. However, this salary may vary from employer to employer and from experience to experience.
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Future of DVM or Vetenarian:
I assure you that the future of DVM is bright as there are endless opportunities for you to earn your living. After completing your DVM, you can either open your private clinic or start a job at any organization or government institute as I described earlier in this post. You can also work at different animal disease diagnostic laboratories. You can join the Pakistan army as a captain veterinary doctor after completing DVM. You can also join different dairy farms, poultry farms as a consultant. Now, it is up to you what you choose for your better future.
After completing a Ph.D. in veterinary medicine anyone can work as a professor at any public or private university or as a researcher at any research institute which may be private or public sector.