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veterinary medicine

Also known as: veterinary science
Written by
John M. Bowen
Emeritus Professor and Associate Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia.
John M. Bowen
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veterinary medicine, medical specialty concerned with the prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting the health of domestic and wild animals and with the prevention of transmission of animal diseases to people. Veterinarians ensure a safe food supply for people by monitoring and maintaining the health of food-producing animals. Persons serving as doctors to animals have existed since the earliest recorded times, and veterinary practice was already established as a specialty as early as...

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