OPPORTUNITIES IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
VETERINARY SCIENCE
Study of animal health care,
breeding,
feeding &
management practices.
FUTURE OF VETERINARY PROFESSION
¢ 1.India has largest population of more than 500 million heads – 15% of world population.
¢ 2.Due to commercialization of veterinary industry & the policies more & more international industries of
ü Food manufacturing ,
ü Pharmaceuticals,
ü Diagnostics,
ü Vaccine production – demand.
¢ 3.Awareness increasing towards veterinary education by introducing the schemes
ü National talent scholarship
ü Junior & senior ICAR fellowships
ü Internship allowance at higher rate
ü Pay package to veterinary professionals equivalent to other professionals .
¢ 4.scope for entrepreneur development in diversified areas
ü Canine & feline practices in cosmopolitan cities
ü Establishment of diary & poultry industries
ü Milk & meat processing ventures
ü marketing
¢ 5.Oppurtunities for higher education in foreign countries
¢ 6.Liberalization of loans through agencies
ü The NABARD
ü Rural cooperative banks
ü Nationalized banks
ü Establishment of poly clinics
OPPURTUNITIES
¢ Self employment with their own private clinics
¢ Hospitals
¢ Animal food companies
¢ Government projects
¢ Pharmaceuticals
¢ Universities
¢ Media & print
¢ Research companies
¢ Zoos
¢ Wild life research & sanctuaries
¢ Various NGO’s(working for animals )
¢ Social awareness campaigns
¢ Pharmacy reseach scientists
¢ Animal care & service workers
¢ Biological scientists
¢ Dentists , optometrists , podiatrists
¢ Specialists
¢ Veterinary technologists
¢ technicians
CAREER WITH POULTRY SCIENCE
¢ India is the third largest proucer of eggs
¢ Fifth largest producer of poultry meat in the world
¢ Indian poultry sector is advancing speedily
¢ Poultry specialist as a career mainly in research , education , business , government & public sector.
¢ Job opportunities in teaching or research as assistant professor /teaching associates in department of poultry science.
¢ Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board , New Delhi conducts National Eligibility Test selection of poultry graduate as scientist.