About Veterinary Field Assistant

Veterinary Field Assistant: Also known as Livestock Assistant is a person who assist a registered veterinarian or work under the supervision of registered veterinarian to provide a set of field based "Minor Veterinary services" required for a given job role as per the provision of Indian Veterinary Council Act ( No.52 of 1984 ) Brief Job Description: A Veterinary Field Assistant assists veterinarians mostly in domesticated farm / wild animal and poultry related veterinary service delivery mostly in diverse outdoor setting. They play role in animal disease control, preventive and curative care, besides other responsibilities related to animal breeding, farm management, veterinary extension, food inspection, disaster management and other environmental and public health related services.

They play role in animal disease control, preventive and curative care, besides other responsibilities related to animal breeding, farm management, veterinary extension, food inspection, disaster management and other environmental and public health related services.