Description
Diagnose and surgically treat diseases and injuries of animals, leading all phases of perioperative care in clinics or referral hospitals. May perform advanced and minimally invasive procedures, collaborate on diagnostics, conduct surgical research, and counsel clients on options and outcomes.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Mathematics
- • Science
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Instructing
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Evaluation
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
- • Management of Personnel Resources
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Quantitative Abilities
- • Mathematical Reasoning
- • Number Facility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
- • Personnel and Human Resources
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Chemistry
- • Biology
- • Psychology
Health Services
- • Medicine and Dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Agriculture
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
