These biologists study the abundance and distribution of animal species. They may also engage in habitat alteration or the selective planting of flora preferred by wildlife. A wildlife management biologist whose primary duties relate to the consumptive exploitation of animals is known as a game biologist. Such biologists are responsible for recommending seasonal game regulations relative to the length of hunting and trapping seasons, bag limits, and game quotas. This field is concerned with the prevention and treatment of animal health problems.
Veterinary medicine involves animal care and research.
The major areas of concentration are private practice, food inspection, pet products marketing, and zoological park management. Veterinarians may specialize in small animal practice, which is 9 confined to the treatment of dogs, cats, and other small household pets, or concentrate on farm animals and horses. Veterinary specialists obtain an additional four years of education and training. A veterinary technician is primarily employed as an assistant to a veterinarian. Duties may include specimen collection, surgical preparation, laboratory analysis, animal hospital management, emergency first aid treatment, client consultation, surgical nursing, the administration of medication, and the routine care of hospitalized animals.