general veterinarian (EN)
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General veterinarians are professionals with a comprehensive scientific education. They have the authority to carry out, in an independent, ethical and personally responsible capacity, all aspects of veterinary medicine, in the interest of the health and welfare of animals and public health in accordance with national and international legislation. The generalist veterinarian can work with any species, however they may choose to work with a single species or types such as equine, companion or production animals.
Classification skills are not a measurement of your proficiency or future displaced hours.
Source aliases (EN)
- equine veterinarian
- food production animal veterinarian
- general vet
- comprehensive vet
- veterinary surgeon
- companion animal veterinarian
- all-purpose veterinary
- family vet
- general veterinarians
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 53
- biosecurity related to animals
- control animal movement
- certify the performance of veterinary procedures
- perform laboratory testing on samples of animals
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- perform euthanasia on animals
- manage animal biosecurity
- conduct ante-mortem veterinary health inspection
- signs of animal illness
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- interact safely with animals
- practise veterinary professional codes of conduct
- advise on livestock disease control
- animal food products
- provide sedation to animals
- assess animal nutrition
- animal welfare legislation
- animal production science
- animal welfare
- provide first aid to animals
- physiology of animals
- environmental enrichment for animals
- manage animal welfare
- perform surgical procedures on animals
- conduct veterinary consultation
- issue certificates for animal products
- fundamental veterinary sciences
- prescribe physical therapy to animals
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- apply animal hygiene practices
- prescribe animal medications
- develop an animal handling strategy
- collect samples from animals
- apply veterinary epidemiology
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- perform gross post mortem examination on animals
- inspect animal welfare management
- manage the use of vaccines
- handle veterinary emergencies
- perform veterinary diagnosis
- monitor the welfare of animals
- assess animal behaviour
- implant microchips in animals
- provide veterinary information to the public
- provide animal training
- treat pain for veterinary patients
- veterinary clinical sciences
- anatomy of animals
- provide anaesthetics to animals
- animal behaviour
- advise on animal welfare
- zoonotic diseases
- supervise animal handling for veterinary activities
Optional (EN) · 24
- take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science
- understand the animal's situation
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- follow work schedule
- maintain relationship with customers
- provide mentorship
- manage a small-to-medium business
- calculate rates per hours
- supervise nursing staff
- perform esophagoscopy
- apply numeracy skills
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- perform intra-operative neuromonitoring
- maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments
- check the health of livestock
- administer appointments
- interview animal owners on animals' conditions
- manage personal professional development
- plan schedule
- perform endoscopy
- deal with challenging people
- implement veterinary clinical governance
- maintain administrative records in the veterinary office
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