Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
<ul><li>Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.</li><li>Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.</li><li>Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.</li><li>Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.</li><li>Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.</li><li>Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.</li><li>Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.</li><li>Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.</li><li>Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.</li><li>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.</li><li>Euthanize animals.</li><li>Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.</li><li>Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.</li><li>Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.</li><li>Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.</li><li>Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.</li></ul>