Skills by Occupation

provide anaesthetics to animals animal behaviour animal production science conduct ante-mortem veterinary health inspection biosecurity related to animals conduct veterinary client consultation collect samples from animals for diagnostic purposes implant microchips in animals perform gross post mortem examination on animals evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing safe work practices in a veterinary setting certify the performance of veterinary procedures perform laboratory testing on samples of animals handle veterinary emergencies veterinary clinical sciences manage licensed animal medications maintain veterinary clinical records anatomy of animals perform veterinary diagnosis issue certificates for animal products environmental enrichment for animals manage animal welfare apply veterinary epidemiology prescribe physical therapy to animals communicate specialised veterinary information assess animal behaviour manage animal biosecurity apply specialised veterinary knowledge provide sedation to animals perform surgical procedures on animals animal welfare legislation perform euthanasia on animals signs of animal illness apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting practise veterinary professional codes of conduct manage animal hygiene monitor the welfare of animals manage the use of vaccines physiology of animals fundamental veterinary sciences animal welfare

communicate with customers manage a small-to-medium business make decisions regarding the animal's welfare implement veterinary clinical governance advise on livestock disease control collaborate with animal related professionals understand the animal's situation follow work schedule maintain administrative records in the veterinary office interview animal owners on animals' conditions calculate rates per hours cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector advise on animal welfare provide animal training apply numeracy skills develop an animal handling strategy assess animal nutrition safely interact with animals check the health of livestock provide first aid to animals administer appointments zoonotic diseases deal with challenging people take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments control animal movement plan schedule