This free online course provides knowledge about veterinarians and their practise in providing healthcare to animals. Veterinary medicine prevents, diagnoses, manages and treats illness and injury in animals. This diploma course explains how a physical examination can lead to a diagnosis. We delve into the medical history of the field and define ‘biosecurity’ and ‘infection control’. We then establish the importance of finding the correct targeted therapy and culture. Sign up to learn the basics of veterinary healthcare and use this diploma to begin your career.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 187745 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the field of veterinary medicine • Explain how to successfully make a diagnosis • Discuss all the elements of the physical examination • Describe some diseases of the liver and pancreas • Recognise the many diseases of the cardiovascular system • Identify diseases of the haemolymphatic and immune systems • Classify the various animal diseases of the skin, eye, conjunctiva and external ear • Discuss some diseases of animals’ mammary gland • Explain how decisions are made during veterinary emergencies |
| Course Code | 5237 |

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