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Graduate studies
Objectives
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine offers a non-thesis master of food animal medicine degree in Food Animal Health and Management for veterinarians and is suitable for either new veterinary graduates or experienced veterinarians.
The objectives of this program are to provide the candidates with enhanced skill sets that are critical to the food animal industry:
- A broad understanding of the production livestock industry
- Scientific methods necessary for investigation of production concerns and disease outbreaks
- Improved communication (ability to move an idea forward)
- Data management and evaluation
- Economic decision making
- Experimental design and analysis of clinical research
- Critical reasoning
Students will have the option of focusing on beef or dairy cattle.
Through a cooperative arrangement with a production company, government agency, pharmaceutical company or biologics company, degree candidates will plan, execute and summarize at least one epidemiologic study or clinical trial.
Clinical experience will teach students to prioritize, evaluate and resolve production issues. Development of leadership and programmatic planning skills is also expected.
For application information, please click the links below. The deadline for application is January 1.
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This page was last reviewed on September 14, 2011.
