Q. I'm a pre-med student, but I'm really considering veterinary school instead. Can anyone just give me an idea of what to do to get into a veterinary school?
A. Vet schools are generally going to look at five factors in making their admissions decisions: overall undergraduate gpa; undergraduate gpa in prerequisite science courses; gre scores; depth and breadth of animal related work experience or research; state of residence of the applicant (there is a strong bias at most vet schools for resident applicants). While the "quality" of the undergraduate institution that the applicant attended is a factor in borderline cases, it is much less important than you might think. That being said, there is a significant advantage to doing your undergraduate work at an institution that also has a vet school. Most vet schools are located at the "land grant" universities since veterinary medicine developed from the agricultural disciplines. The reason that applicants from the land grants have an advantage is that these institutions also tend to have the best undergraduate programs in animal science, which is the college major of choice for many vet school applicants, and the land grants have the programs and the facilities to offer their undergraduate students opportunities to obtain animal related work experience and/or engage in animal related research. Such institutions also have a lot experience in preparing and advising successful vet school applicants. Cornell is a land grant institution and has an excellent undergraduate program in animal science offered through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), but it certainly isn't necessary for you to attend Cornell in order to get into vet school. Unless your family is wealthy, you may want to think hard about attending Cornell for four years of undergraduate work and another four years for vet school -- that would cost about $400,000 at current rates, and most vets don't begin to make the kind of money that physicians do, even though both are medical doctors. If you have other questions about vet school, feel free to pm me. And just to throw this out there, pre-vet is even more rigorous than pre-med basic on various statistics.
What is the difference between an Animal Scientist and a Veterinary Technician?
Q. What is a animal scientist?
What does an animal scientist do?
What does a veterinary technician do that an animal scientist doesn't do?
Can u work as a veterinary technician with a animal science degree?
Can u open up a "veterinary clinic(a clinic)" with a animal science degree?
Please answer all of my questions if possible with detail.
If u have any more information about animal science and veterinary technology please feel free to let me know.
Thank you in advance for answering my questions.
What does an animal scientist do?
What does a veterinary technician do that an animal scientist doesn't do?
Can u work as a veterinary technician with a animal science degree?
Can u open up a "veterinary clinic(a clinic)" with a animal science degree?
Please answer all of my questions if possible with detail.
If u have any more information about animal science and veterinary technology please feel free to let me know.
Thank you in advance for answering my questions.
A. Answers for questions 1 and 2: An animal scientist is anyone who studies a type or types of animals. It is a very wide, open field that can cover everything from genetics to ecology to behavior and it covers any animal that the scientist wishes to study. Usually an animal scientist will focus on a certain group of animals and a certain topic within that field.
Answers for questions 3 and 4: A veterinary technician is specifically trained to assist a veterinarian in the care and treatment of animals. A veterinary technician focuses more on the care of many types of animals rather that just one or two. That being said, vet techs and animal scientists overlap. Yes, you can be a vet tech with a degree in animal science, however, there is a specific two to four year certification that veterinarians often prefer that their staff have and you can have both a degree in animal science and certification to be a vet tech.
Lastly NO you may not start a vet clinic unless you are a fully certified veterinarian in the state in which you reside. That means that you completed high school, went to college, got AT LEAST a bachelor's degree in something (usually a science) and then went through 4 to 6 years of vet school before appearing before a state board to obtain a license to practice and use pharmaceuticals.
Feel free to toss me an email @ faithbyrd@hotmail.com and I can answer any more specific questions you may have.
Hope this helped!
Answers for questions 3 and 4: A veterinary technician is specifically trained to assist a veterinarian in the care and treatment of animals. A veterinary technician focuses more on the care of many types of animals rather that just one or two. That being said, vet techs and animal scientists overlap. Yes, you can be a vet tech with a degree in animal science, however, there is a specific two to four year certification that veterinarians often prefer that their staff have and you can have both a degree in animal science and certification to be a vet tech.
Lastly NO you may not start a vet clinic unless you are a fully certified veterinarian in the state in which you reside. That means that you completed high school, went to college, got AT LEAST a bachelor's degree in something (usually a science) and then went through 4 to 6 years of vet school before appearing before a state board to obtain a license to practice and use pharmaceuticals.
Feel free to toss me an email @ faithbyrd@hotmail.com and I can answer any more specific questions you may have.
Hope this helped!
If you had important questions related to your pet how much would you pay?
Q. Like if pet experts that have worked in the veterinary field could answer you day or night how much would you pay for an answer?
A. you can call a local veterinary office or your pets specific vet office and get the answers for free like i do.
Why sheep blood is used for most of th heamatological tests in veterinary practice?
Q. I search a lot for this question, gone through many books and wedsites but could not find a satisfactory answer.Please help! its my assignment.
A. "**For most pathogens, haemolysis-free defibrinated horse, sheep, goat, or rabbit blood can be used. Sheep blood however, may contain inhibitors to H. influenzae. Human blood, particularly expired citrated donor blood, should not be used because this may contain substances inhibitory to the growth of some pathogens. Citrate inhibits the growth of betahaemolytic streptococci. Human blood may also contain infectious agents and antibiotics."
http://www.nu.edu.sa/userfiles/amasad/14017630-District-Laboratory-Practice-in-Tropical-CountriesPart-2Monica-Cheesbrough.pdf
Roe DE, Finegold SM, Citron DM, Goldstein EJ, Wexler HM, Rosenblatt JE, Cox ME, Jenkins SG, Hecht DW. Multilaboratory comparison of growth characteristics for anaerobes, using 5 different agar media. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2002 Sep 1; 35(Suppl 1); S36-9. [PubMed: 12173106]. >
Abstract: A multilaboratory study compared the growth of 30 fastidious anaerobes, using 5 different agar media: Wilkins-Chalgren (WC), WC with either whole or laked sheep blood, and Brucella supplemented with vitamin K(1) and hemin and either laked or whole sheep blood. The media were compared for quality and quantity of growth. Experiments were conducted either entirely in an anaerobic chamber or inoculated in ambient air with anaerobic incubation. The results showed that (1) any medium plus whole or laked blood was better than unsupplemented WC, (2) whole blood and laked blood additives gave similar results, (3) supplemented Brucella with whole or laked blood was superior to WC and WC with whole or laked blood, and (4) anaerobic and aerobic inoculation with anaerobic incubation gave similar results. Brucella agar supplemented with whole or laked blood supports the growth of fastidious anaerobic species better than the WC agars do.
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A presumption:
Sheep blood seems to be polluted least of all by foreign matter, is rather cheap as not used for other purposes and is available in an appropriate quantity.
http://www.nu.edu.sa/userfiles/amasad/14017630-District-Laboratory-Practice-in-Tropical-CountriesPart-2Monica-Cheesbrough.pdf
Roe DE, Finegold SM, Citron DM, Goldstein EJ, Wexler HM, Rosenblatt JE, Cox ME, Jenkins SG, Hecht DW. Multilaboratory comparison of growth characteristics for anaerobes, using 5 different agar media. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2002 Sep 1; 35(Suppl 1); S36-9. [PubMed: 12173106]. >
Abstract: A multilaboratory study compared the growth of 30 fastidious anaerobes, using 5 different agar media: Wilkins-Chalgren (WC), WC with either whole or laked sheep blood, and Brucella supplemented with vitamin K(1) and hemin and either laked or whole sheep blood. The media were compared for quality and quantity of growth. Experiments were conducted either entirely in an anaerobic chamber or inoculated in ambient air with anaerobic incubation. The results showed that (1) any medium plus whole or laked blood was better than unsupplemented WC, (2) whole blood and laked blood additives gave similar results, (3) supplemented Brucella with whole or laked blood was superior to WC and WC with whole or laked blood, and (4) anaerobic and aerobic inoculation with anaerobic incubation gave similar results. Brucella agar supplemented with whole or laked blood supports the growth of fastidious anaerobic species better than the WC agars do.
More results >
http://www.phidias.us/bbp/publications/meshtree/showlist.php?on=E&type=all&keywords=
A presumption:
Sheep blood seems to be polluted least of all by foreign matter, is rather cheap as not used for other purposes and is available in an appropriate quantity.
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