veterinary medicine

"Veterinary medicine includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine including all aspects of the ""practice of veterinary medicine"" under subsection. Veterinary medicine is also the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. People readily associate the role of veterinarians with private veterinary practice focused on pets and farm animals, but the true dimensions and contributions of veterinary medicine are much broader and reflect expanding societal needs and contemporary challenges to animal and human health and to the environment. Veterinary medicine has responsibilities in biomedical research; ecosystem management; public health; food and agricultural systems; and care of companion animals, wildlife, exotic animals, and food animals. "