Veterinary technician (feldsher)

Veterinary technicians and assistants perform advisory, diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic tasks in support of veterinarians. They care for animals during treatment and during inpatient stays at veterinary clinics, and assist veterinarians with procedures and operations.

• advising communities and individuals on animal diseases and treatment;
• examining animals to make diagnoses and referring more complex cases to veterinarians where necessary;
• treating sick or injured animals for routine and common diseases and disorders;
• cleaning and sterilising examination tables and instruments and preparing materials needed for examination and treatment of animals;
• performing technical tasks related to artificial insemination of animals;
• preparing animals for examination and treatment and restraining them during treatment procedures;
• assisting veterinarians in administering anaesthetics and oxygen during treatment;
• placing animals in cages during post-operative recovery and monitoring their condition;
• taking X-rays, collecting samples and performing other laboratory tests to diagnose animals;
• performing routine procedures and assisting veterinary dentists.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Veterinary technician (feldsher)
• Veterinary inseminator
• Veterinary vaccinator