What does AVS mean in VETERINARY

Animal and Veterinary Sciences is an interdisciplinary field of scientific inquiry that explores the biology, husbandry, welfare, and diseases of animals used in food production, wildlife management, research, companion animals, entertainment, sport and recreation.

Activities related to Animal & Veterinary Sciences include research on animal behaviour; animal nutrition; animal physiology; animal pathology; farm animal husbandry; wildlife management; veterinary medicine; biosecurity; animal welfare science & ethics.

While similar to fields such as zoology or veterinary medicine which focus on the unique aspects of the individual species studied within the scope of those disciplines respectively -Animal & Veterinary Science takes a broad approach to understanding the relationship between humans & their environment using holistic approaches to understanding medical practices for both human & non-human species.

There are a range of career paths available for those with qualifications in Animal/Veterinary Sciences including roles in conservation/wildlife management/ecology; clinical work with domestic or wild animals; teaching or lecturing in universities or agricultural colleges as well as positions in research laboratories or zoos.

Yes! Those specializing in this field may choose to focus on one particular species such as cats or horses for example but also may decide to specialize in either zoological immunology (for instance investigating how different species respond differently to different treatments) or veterinary epidemiology (looking at how diseases spread among species).