How about majoring in veterinary medicine?

Introduction: There are less than two weeks left before the 2017 College Entrance Examination. I would like to wish all the college entrance examination students to perform stably, even for a long time, and to achieve satisfactory scores. In addition, after the scores come out, we are all faced with the problem of choosing a major and a school, and choosing a school and major is almost an important issue related to our lives. How about applying for the veterinary medicine major in 2017

1. Professional analysis

What is the veterinary medicine major?

The veterinary medicine major is a traditional major in agriculture. It is said to be a major that cultivates "veterinary medicine", and the name veterinary medicine was once used. Students majoring in animal medicine mainly learn basic theories, basic knowledge and basic skills in animal medicine. This major cultivates scientific and technical talents who can engage in veterinary medicine, epidemic prevention and quarantine, teaching, scientific research, etc. in veterinary business departments, animal production units and related departments.

The major of animal medicine is a comprehensive discipline based on biology, studying the occurrence and development of animal diseases, and diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases on this basis. Its basic task is to effectively prevent and control diseases in poultry, companion animals, medical experimental animals and other ornamental animals. It is an important part of biomedicine and social preventive medicine.

The major of animal medicine mainly includes three professional directions: basic medicine, preventive medicine and clinical medicine. Basic medicine mainly focuses on studying pathology, pharmacology, and tissue sections; preventive medicine mainly focuses on the research of bacteria, viruses, and vaccines; clinical medicine mainly focuses on the hands-on ability to examine, diagnose, and treat diseases for pets. Among these three professional directions, clinical medicine has become the first choice for many students majoring in animal medicine due to its strong professionalism and high employment rate.

What qualities do students need to possess?

To study animal medicine, you must first understand the body structures of different animals and study the pathogenic factors that cause animal diseases, so that you can prevent and quarantine animal diseases. . Therefore, in the process of studying animal medicine, you are bound to be exposed to a lot of animal experiments and anatomy of animal bodies. This requires students to have good psychological qualities, be serious, bold, focused, meticulous, and have strong hands-on ability and strong motivation. Curiosity and research spirit.

Although animal medicine and human medicine target different subjects, the basic knowledge system is similar, the professional courses are rich, and there are many knowledge points that need to be mastered.

2. Profession and Employment

It is a prejudice that you can only be a pet doctor

In recent years, people’s living standards have continued to improve, and the number of pet owners has gradually increased. For The demand for small animal medicine talents has increased significantly. People often have the illusion that when they study animal medicine, they think they will become a pet doctor after graduation. In fact, in addition to working as pet doctors, the prevention and treatment of livestock and poultry diseases in animal husbandry farms and pastures also requires a large number of animal medicine professionals, which is one of the main employment fields for graduates of this major.

The major of animal medicine not only provides guarantee for large-scale livestock breeding, but also provides certain technical support for the prevention of human diseases and food safety. Many fatal infectious diseases in humans originate from animals. The development of animal medicine can build a better safety barrier for humans. For example, after mad cow disease was discovered in the UK in 1996, the European Commission immediately banned the export of British beef and ordered the UK to slaughter and destroy all 4 million cattle over 30 months old. Not only that, animal medicine also extends to the fields of medicine, biology, aquatic biology, environmental protection and space medicine, and is more closely integrated with biology and medicine.

There are many graduates of the veterinary medicine major every year, but in terms of employment, less than 20% are actually engaged in clinical work. In addition to taking postgraduate entrance examinations and going abroad, a large number of students have gone to entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureaus, agricultural bureaus, animal husbandry bureaus, local animal health supervision offices, veterinary stations at all levels, animal experiment centers, biological companies, veterinary drug factories, vaccine factories, Feed mills and other units are engaged in animal breeding, animal reproduction, health and epidemic prevention, inspection of animal food and livestock products, and development of veterinary biopharmaceuticals. There are also more bachelor's degree graduates working in related sales, while most master's and doctorate graduates work in research and development or clinical practice.

Income matches experience and ability

According to the employment status data of undergraduate majors released by the Ministry of Education, the number of graduates majoring in animal medicine is 7,000-8,000, and the undergraduate employment rate is 85 %-90%, the proportion of boys is 52%, and the proportion of girls is 48%.

Of course, the employment rate of this major in prestigious universities is relatively high, and the job destination is relatively stable. Taking China Agricultural University as an example, about 50% of the graduates of the School of Veterinary Medicine are pursuing further studies every year, of which about 40% stay at the school for postgraduate studies and the other 10% go abroad for further studies. The school's graduates have a high professional matching rate, and both the employment rate and contract signing rate have reached 100%. The first-time employment rate of graduates majoring in veterinary medicine at Northwest A&F University is above 90%, and the postgraduate entrance examination rate for students has increased significantly, remaining above 45% in recent years.

According to President Liu, work experience in animal clinical medicine is very important, and income is generally directly proportional to experience and ability. Take pet hospitals as an example. At present, most animal hospitals are privately owned and they want mature veterinarians when recruiting. The monthly salary of fresh graduates is only about 3,000 yuan, while business owners, directors of animal hospitals, or clinical practitioners with more than 10 years of experience, especially if they have their own expertise in certain specialties, will have a very good career in the industry. . The profession of veterinary medicine requires continuous learning. If you want to make a difference in this profession, it is recommended that you study the treatment of a certain animal in depth on the basis of practicing the basic skills. As long as you are skilled in skills, the development prospects are still quite good. of.

3. Application Guide

More than 60 colleges and universities offer this major

Currently, there are three agricultural colleges in Beijing: China Agricultural University, Beijing Agricultural College, Beijing Agricultural Vocational College, they are the first batch of undergraduate universities, the second batch of undergraduate colleges and the junior vocational college. Among the two undergraduate institutions, China Agricultural University has relatively few enrollment plans for the veterinary medicine major and its admission scores are relatively high. China Agricultural University offers the first-level discipline of veterinary medicine, and the second-level disciplines are basic veterinary medicine, preventive veterinary medicine, clinical veterinary medicine, veterinary biomedicine and veterinary public health. In the first-level subject evaluation of the Ministry of Education in 2003 and 2009, the school’s veterinary medicine ranked first in the country; in 2009, the first-level subject of veterinary medicine was rated as a national key first-level discipline.

The veterinary medicine major of Beijing Agricultural College has many enrollment plans in Beijing, and it is a large enrollment company. The annual plan is basically about 30 students, and the admission score is relatively moderate. Its goal is to cultivate new urban, comprehensive, and applied excellent veterinarians who are engaged in ensuring animal health and animal product safety, and who can serve in the fields of life sciences, medicine, etc.

In addition to several universities in Beijing, there are more than 60 universities across the country that offer animal medicine majors. In the 2012 national university subject evaluation, Huazhong Agricultural University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jilin University, and Yangzhou University , Northeast Agricultural University, South China Agricultural University, Northwest A&F University and other universities are among the best in first-level veterinary medicine disciplines. When choosing a college, candidates can make a comprehensive comparison based on their actual situation, hobbies, scores and other factors.

There are physical requirements, but veterinarians must also be caring.

Studying animal medicine requires caring and responsibility. Many students initially chose this major out of simple desire, because they simply liked it. However, courses such as animal anatomy are not acceptable to everyone. Students who are not interested in biology in high school, especially those who are particularly afraid of animals, should choose carefully.

The major of veterinary medicine also has certain requirements for the physical condition of candidates. According to the "Guiding Opinions on Physical Examination for General College Admissions", the school may not admit students with mild color vision abnormalities (commonly known as color weakness) to apply for this major. . In addition, anyone whose eye is corrected to 4.8 and whose lens power is greater than 800 degrees; whose hearing in both ears is within 3 meters, or whose hearing in one ear is 5 meters and the other is completely deaf, is not suitable to study animal medicine.