Veterinary Medicine Role in Society
The college grants a bachelor's degree to its graduates, where the veterinarian plays an important and vital role in community development and protecting livestock from epidemic diseases that may lead to significant economic losses. Furthermore, veterinarians have a crucial role in protecting both humans and the environment from disasters such as the transmission of deadly infectious zoonotic diseases (diseases transmitted from animals to humans) or environmental pollution resulting from improper handling of abscesses, carcasses of sick or dead animals.
The veterinarian's responsibilities are summarized as follows:
- Serving as a teaching assistant at the college, depending on their academic excellence and the college's needs.
- Treating animal diseases and zoonotic diseases.
- Performing surgeries on animals.
- Preserving and developing livestock.
- Vaccinating animals against infectious and epidemic diseases, especially zoonotic diseases.
- Supervising slaughterhouses to protect humans from consuming meat unfit for consumption.
Additionally, veterinarians contribute to supporting food security by focusing on livestock and their products to strengthen the national economy. They ensure the use of authorized pesticides that do not pollute the environment to combat insects and external parasites affecting animals. They also guide breeders on the safe disposal of animal waste, aborted fetuses, placentae, and carcasses of dead animals in environmentally safe ways.