Pet and Captive Animal Program. Livestock Auction Markets. Employees in this class direct the agency's activities in animal health in the assigned district. The quality of work performed impacts on the agency interrelationships with agriculturists, humane activists, and other interested parties. Employees have frequent contact with members of the public such as livestock owners, pet and exotic animal owners, humane society personnel, and veterinarians in private practice.
Work is reviewed for completeness and accuracy.
Regular inspection reviews of the area assigned the district veterinarian are made to determine quality of work performed for compliance with applicable State and Federal regulations. General knowledge of animal husbandry involving mammalian, avian, and reptilian species. General knowledge of veterinarian microbiological principles. General knowledge of standard laboratory testing procedures. Basic knowledge of the principles and practices of veterinary epidemiology and their application to work of this agency.