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School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

 

Career Opportunities in Veterinary Science

As a graduate, you will be qualified to register immediately and practise as a veterinarian in Australia and several overseas countries including Great Britain and New Zealand and following USA licensing examinations. This will open up rewarding opportunities in:

  • Private veterinary practice dealing primarily with health and production problems in pets and farm animals
  • State and Federal Government departments, often with responsibility for disease control in vital areas such as epidemiological, regulatory and quarantine services, and in veterinary research
  • Veterinary public health, especially in the meat, dairy and fishing industries and including quality control in food production, the prevention and control of animal diseases communicable to humans, and aspects of environmental pollution
  • Industry, especially testing and marketing of veterinary drugs and animal feeds
  • Teaching and research in tertiary institutions.