Approximately 75 percent of these veterinarians are in private practice. There are 20 recognized specialty boards in veterinary medicine, including anesthesiology, dentistry, clinical pharmacology, dermatology, internal medicine, laboratory animal medicine, microbiology, ophthalmology, pathology, preventive medicine, poultry medicine, radiology, surgery, theriogenology, toxicology, veterinary practice, zoological medicine, emergency and critical care, nutrition, and animal behavior. To enter practice, veterinarians must graduate from one of the 27 accredited veterinary colleges in the United States and then pass national and state licensing exams. About 2,100 students graduate each year, and approximately 60 percent of the students are women. America is a country of animal lovers.
Zoonoses is the transmission of disease from animals to humans.
Veterinarians work with livestock producers, animal control, and other organizations to help prevent disease transmission. People are treating their pets more and more like children. Seventy-nine percent of people give their pets holiday or birthday presents, according to an AAHA survey. Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved. The product information provided in this site is intended only for residents of the United States.