LARGE ANIMAL VETERNARIAN

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DESCRIPTION

LARGE ANIMAL VETERNARIAN

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MAJORS

Degree

Master's and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

HELPFUL CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL

CLASSES IN HIGH SCHOOL

• Animal Science
• Chemistry
• Statistics and Probability

HELPFUL CLASSES IN COLLEGE

Classes in college


- Biology, chemistry, physics, genetics, zoology and nutrition

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

Pros and Cons

Pro: One of the top veterinary university's.

Con: Expensive

Pros and Cons

Pro: One of the top veterinary university's.

Con: Expensive

Tuition

Per year: $21,097

Total Tuition: $168,776

TUITION

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Years of education

Veterinary Medicine
- Four or more years

Doctors of Veterinary Medicine
-Four years

VETERINARY MEDICINE

EXPENSES

• $18.21 per hour Or $728.40 per week
• Yes apply for a loan
• Yes part-time job
• No I would not change my career

DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Associations

- American Association of Equine Practitioners

- LAVA, Large Animal Veterinary Associates

Nature of work

Work with different breeds (variety) of livestock.

TOTAL TUITION

EXPENSES

Where you work

Animal hospital/clinic for large animals and on farm vets.

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Physical Demands

- Work with all sorts of livestock animals

- Take care of and control

Nature of work

SALARY

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Outlook

You will find a very good employment and more employment for years to come.

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RELATED OCCUPATIONS

• Animal Scientists
• Veterinary Technicians
• Ranchers

SALARY

Pros abut a large animal vet

- Fulfilling and rewarding

- Good paying

- Growing of employment

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Cons

- Long Hours

- Emotional

- "on call" for emergencies

RELATED OCCUPATIONS

SOURCES

• Wisc Careers
• About Careers
• Iowa state university weboage
• LAVAvet
• AAEVT

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