official veterinarian
ISCO: 2250. Skills: 52. Essential: 35.
Essential skills
- advise on animal welfare
- advise on livestock disease control
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal production science
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply veterinary epidemiology
- assess animal's condition
- biosecurity related to animals
- certify the performance of veterinary procedures
- comply with veterinary inspection standards
- conduct ante-mortem veterinary health inspection
- deal with challenging people
- develop media strategy
- develop zoonotic disease control policies
- evaluate information in the field of veterinary nursing
- follow environmentally sustainable work practices in the veterinary sector
- fundamental veterinary sciences
- handle veterinary emergencies
- issue certificates for animal products
- maintain veterinary clinical records
- make decisions regarding the animal's welfare
- manage animal biosecurity
- monitor the welfare of animals
- perform inspection analysis
- perform inspections of food-processing plants
- perform laboratory testing on samples of animals
- perform veterinary diagnosis
- physiology of animals
- regulate animal health standards
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
- veterinary clinical sciences
Supporting skills
- apply numeracy skills
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- calculate rates per hours
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- develop an animal handling strategy
- environmental enrichment for animals
- implement veterinary clinical governance
- interview animal owners on animals' conditions
- maintain administrative records in the veterinary office
- maintain relationships with animal welfare establishments
- manage infection control in the facility
- provide animal training
- provide mentorship
- take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science
- understand the animal's situation
- use different communication channels