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There are many different types of veterinarians, ranging from private practitioners who specialize in one species to public health veterinarians who inspect meat and poultry carcasses. To give you a sampling of the various types of veterinarians, here are 11 different career paths veterinarians can take:

1. Small animal exclusive private practice

2. Large animal exclusive private practice

3. Mixed animal private practice

4. Equine exclusive private practice

5. Veterinary researcher

6. Active duty military veterinarian

7. Public health veterinarian; government employee

8. Board-certified veterinary specialist (there are many specialities)

9. Veterinary professor

10. Zoologic veterinarian/wildlife veterinarian/marine veterinarian

11. Industry veterinarian; employed by private industry such as pharmaceutical companies

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Waldo Ledner

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Can you name all the nine types of veterinarians?

Nope...............


Who does a veterinarian treat?

Veterinarians treat all types of animals. Exotic animals, equine, wildlife, or domestic, veterinarians are certified and licensed to care for all types of animals.


Do doctors work on sertent animals?

Doctors who are called veterinarians do work on certain animals. There does not seem to be a "sertent" animal, but certain animals including horses and cows are served by specific types of veterinarians.


What types of talents do vets have?

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What types of cars can veterinarians afford?

This depends somewhat on the type of work the veterinarian is in. However, with prudent financial planning, the vast majority of veterinarians can afford pretty much any car they want to buy.


How many different vets are there?

In the United States there are approximately 50,000 actively working veterinarians.


What are some types of employment places offered to veterinarians?

Most veterinarians work as private practitioners in clinics, examining, diagnosing and treating animals. Some veterinarians work for the federal government enforcing humane handling, animal welfare, food safety, and drug withdraw times. Other veterinarians are commissioned officers in the military, where they can be involved in any and all of the above. There are veterinarians working for biomedical and pharmaceutical industries in research and development, and a number of veterinarians working in other places such as zoos and wildlife parks, non-governmental organizations, legislature and NASA.


What business would hire a veterinarian?

The most common employer of veterinarians are other veterinarians and veterinary clinics. Other options include the federal and state government, industry, colleges and universities and the military.


Is veterinarians an adverb?

No, veterinarians is a plural noun.


How many different kinds of dogs do veterinarians work with?

The American Kennel Club currently recognizes approximately 250 different pure breeds of dogs, so veterinarians work with at least that many. In addition, veterinarians work with cross-breeds (such as Labradoodles and other designer crosses) and mixed breed dogs (often referred to as mutts). Basically, if it is a domestic dog, a veterinarian can examine and treat it.


Can veterinarians advertise?

Yes, veterinarians can advertise their services.


Where is a complete list of the different kinds of veterinarians as in wildlife small animal etc?

I don't know that an exhaustive list has been compiled anywhere - veterinarians have a broad training that allows them to work in numerous areas, not all of which are clearly defined or well known. However, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has a website (avma dot org) that references the major types of practice.