Veterinarians diagnose medical problems, dress wounds, and set broken bones. They also perform surgery, prescribe medicines, and vaccinate animals against diseases. They talk to owners about the care and feeding of animals. They advise large animal owners about breeding. Livestock inspectors test for disease and advise owners on treatment.
Some veterinarians do research.
They work to prevent diseases in both humans and animals. Other veterinarians are meat inspectors at food processing plants. They check the live animals for disease. Some veterinarians care for zoo or aquarium animals or for laboratory animals. Veterinarians is in the Health Services Career Cluster.