Veterinarian (طبيب بيطري)

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Veterinarian"

1) Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.

2) Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.

3) Inoculate animals against various diseases such as rabies and distemper.

4) Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.

5) Operate diagnostic equipment such as radiographic and ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.

6) Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, and general care necessary to promote health of animals.

7) Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.

8) Train and supervise workers who handle and care for animals.

9) Establish and conduct quarantine and testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans, and that comply with applicable government regulations.

10) Specialize in a particular type of treatment such as dentistry, pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or internal medicine.

11) Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, and other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases.

12) Plan and execute animal nutrition and reproduction programs.

13) Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.

14) Inspect animal housing facilities to determine their cleanliness and adequacy.

15) Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals.