ProgramCIP 01.8103
Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the internal medicine and invasive and noninvasive treatment of herd, work, sport, and food animals. Includes instruction in equine medicine, swine and dairy medicine, food animal medicine, pathophysiology, large animal diseases, large animal anesthesiology and surgical procedures, preoperative and postoperative care, and specific medical specialties such as dentistry, ophthalmology, oncology, obstetrics/theriogenology, and orthopedics.
Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).
Also called Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine (Cert.), Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine (MS), Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine (PhD).
Replaces earlier code 51.2507.
Leads to
3 jobs- Animal Scientists19-1011
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071
- Veterinarians29-1131
Knowledge those jobs draw on
- Biology3 of 3
- English Language3 of 3
- Medicine and Dentistry2 of 3
- Mathematics2 of 3
- Education and Training1 of 3
- Customer and Personal Service1 of 3
- Chemistry1 of 3
- Food Production1 of 3
- Psychology1 of 3
- Administrative1 of 3
- Administration and Management1 of 3
- Computers and Electronics1 of 3
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