Veterinary Technicians and Assistants advise, carry out diagnostic, preventive and curative veterinary tasks more limited in scope and complexity than those carried out by veterinarians. They care for animals under treatment and assist veterinarians to perform procedures and treatment.
Helping to carry out the duties of animal management and enforcement, management of animal health, animal fertility management, inspection of animal quarantine centre, ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection at slaughterhouses and processing plants and advising on farming, enforcement of veterinary legislation, and data collection of animals;
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Advising the community and individuals on the treatment of animals and their diseases and injuries;
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Examining animals to make diagnoses or referring more difficult cases to veterinarians when needed;
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Treating ill or injured animals, especially for common diseases and disorders;
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Preparing and maintaining instruments and materials used in the treatment of animals;
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Carrying out technical tasks connected with artificial insemination of animals;
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Preparing animals for examination or treatment and holding them during treatment, if necessary;
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Performing related tasks; and
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Supervising, scheduling and monitoring the tasks of other workers.
What are the skills required?
Skills, knowledege and abilities that are essential to carry out a task with determined results. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.
Hard Skill
Animal Care
"Working experience of Animal Care. Animal Care or Animal welfare is the well-being of animals. The standards of ""good"" animal welfare vary considerably between different contexts. These standards are under constant review and are debated, created and revised by animal welfare groups, legislators and academics worldwide."
Soft Skill
Bahasa Malaysia
Able to speak Bahasa Malaysia
Soft Skill
English
Able to speak English
Hard Skill
Euthanasia
Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering.
Hard Skill
Laboratory Testing
Laboratory testing refers to the process of performing any medical tests or procedures that are conducted in a controlled environment where the appropriate equipment, supplies, and certified expertise are available. Laboratory testing can be simply referred to as a laboratory test or lab test.
Hard Skill
Mandarin
Able to speak Mandarin
Hard Skill
Medical Operations
Working experience of Medical Operations, which is refers to medical or surgical procedures, usually performed with instruments, but sometimes with the hands only, intended to effect some beneficial change. Most surgical operations are carried out under anaesthesia, which may be local or general.
Hard Skill
Surgical Instruments
A surgical instrument is a specially designed tool or device for performing specific actions of carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access for viewing it.
Field of Study Required
Field of study consists of a broad area of academic and skills qualifications that come under a similar branch of subject knowledge. In addition, courses offered under each field of study require similar academic entry requirements.