Large Animal Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine Major

Description: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the internal medicine and invasive and noninvasive treatment of herd, work, sport, and food animals. Includes instruction in equine medicine, swine and dairy medicine, food animal medicine, pathophysiology, large animal diseases, large animal anesthesiology and surgical procedures, preoperative and postoperative care, and specific medical specialties such as dentistry, ophthalmology, oncology, obstetrics/theriogenology, and orthopedics. Is Large Animal Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine the right major for you?
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Large Animal Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine Major

What Courses Do Large Animal Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Large Animal Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

  • Anatomy
  • Anesthesiology
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Bacteriology
  • Embryology
  • Immunology
  • Mycology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physiology