veterinary science

Treating sick animals

Veterinary science is the branch of medicine concerned with the health, disease, and treatment of animals.

It encompasses diagnosis, surgery, pharmacology, and preventive care across species from household pets to livestock to zoo animals.

Practitioners are veterinarians: She studied veterinary science before opening her own clinic.

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farm animals · treatment · zoonosis · wildlife rehabilitation · exotic pets · physiology · anatomy · rabies · lameness · hoof care · medicine · animal · neutering · pathology · livestock · vaccine · kennel · lab coat

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Study of disease treatment

clinical medicine · pediatrics · geriatrics · nursing · psychiatry

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Science of matter and energy

mathematics · chemistry · geology · astronomy · computer science

care vs. harm to animals

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Mistreatment of beasts

animal abuse · vivisection · factory farming · poaching · animal neglect

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