Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

V.4. VETERINARY SURGEON

5.4.1. Study programme for veterinary surgeons

The programme of studies leading to the evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine shall include at least the subjects listed below.

Instruction in one or more of these subjects may be given as part of, or in association with, other courses.

A.

Basic subjects

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Animal biology

• Plant biology

• Biomathematics

B.

Specific subjects

a.

Basic sciences:

• Anatomy (including histology and embryology)

• Physiology

• Biochemistry

• Genetics

• Pharmacology

• Pharmacy

• Toxicology

• Microbiology

• Immunology

• Epidemiology

• Professional ethics

b.

Clinical sciences:

• Obstetrics

• Pathology (including pathological anatomy)

• Parasitology

• Clinical medicine and surgery (including anaesthetics)

• Clinical lectures on the various domestic animals, poultry and other animal species

• Preventive medicine

• Radiology

• Reproduction and reproductive disorders

• Veterinary state medicine and public health

• Veterinary legislation and forensic medicine

• Therapeutics

• Propaedeutics

c.

Animal production

• Animal production

• Animal nutrition

• Agronomy

• Rural economics

• Animal husbandry

• Veterinary hygiene

• Animal ethology and protection

d.

Food hygiene

• Inspection and control of animal foodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin

• Food hygiene and technology

• Practical work (including practical work in places where slaughtering and processing of foodstuffs takes place)

Practical training may be in the form of a training period, provided that such training is full-time and under the direct control of the competent authority, and does not exceed six months within the aggregate training period of five years study.

The distribution of the theoretical and practical training among the various groups of subjects shall be balanced and coordinated in such a way that the knowledge and experience may be acquired in a manner which will enable veterinary surgeons to perform all their duties.

5.4.2. Evidence of formal qualifications of veterinary surgeons

Country	Evidence of formal qualifications	Body awarding the evidence of qualifications	Certificate accompanying the evidence of qualifications	Reference date
België/Belgique/Belgien	Diploma van dierenarts/Diplôme de docteur en médecine vétérinaire	De universiteiten/Les universités De bevoegde Examen-commissie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap/Le Jury compétent d'enseignement de la Communauté française		21 December 1980
Česká republika	Diplom o ukončení studia ve studijním programu veterinární lékařství (doktor veterinární medicíny, MVDr.) Diplom o ukončení studia ve studijním programu veterinární hygiena a ekologie (doktor veterinární medicíny, MVDr.)	Veterinární fakulta univerzity v České republice		1 May 2004
Danmark	Bevis for bestået kandidateksamen i veterinærvidenskab	Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole		21 December 1980
Deutschland	Zeugnis über das Ergebnis des Dritten Abscnitts der Tierärztlichen Prüfung und das Gesamtergebnis der Tierärztlichen Prüfung	Der Vorsitzende des Prüfungsausschusses für die Tierärztliche Prüfung einer Universität oder Hochschule		21 December 1980
Eesti	Diplom: täitnud veterinaarmeditsiini õppekava	Eesti Põllumajandusülikool		1 May 2004
Ελλάς	Πτυχίo Κτηvιατρικής	Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης και Θεσσαλίας		1 January 1981
España	Título de Licenciado en Veterinaria	Ministerio de Educación y Cultura El rector de una universidad		1 January 1986
France	Diplôme d'Etat de docteur vétérinaire			21 December 1980
Ireland	Diploma of Bachelor in/of Veterinary Medicine (MVB) Diploma of Membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS)			21 December 1980
Italia	Diploma di laurea in medicina veterinaria	Università	Diploma di abilitazione all'esercizio della medicina veterinaria	1 January 1985
Κύπρος	Πιστοποιητικό Εγγραφής Kτηνιάτρου	Κτηνιατρικό Συμβούλιο		1 May 2004
Latvija	Veterinārārsta diploms	Latvijas Lauksaimniecības Universitāte		1 May 2004
Lietuva	Aukštojo mokslo diplomas (veterinarijos gydytojo (DVM))	Lietuvos Veterinarijos Akademija		1 May 2004
Luxembourg	Diplôme d'Etat de docteur en médecine vétérinaire	Jury d'examen d'Etat		21 December 1980
Magyarország	Állatorvos doktor oklevél — dr. med. vet.	Szent István Egyetem Állatorvos-tudományi Kar		1 May 2004
Malta	Liċenzja ta' Kirurgu Veterinarju	Kunsill tal-Kirurġi Veterinarji		1 May 2004
Nederland	Getuigschrift van met goed gevolg afgelegd diergeneeskundig/veeartse-nijkundig examen			21 December 1980
Österreich	Diplom-Tierarzt Magister medicinae veterinariae	Universität	Doktor der Veterinärmedizin Doctor medicinae veterinariae Fachtierarzt	1 January 1994
Polska	Dyplom lekarza weterynarii	1. Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie 2. Akademia Rolnicza we Wrocławiu 3. Akademia Rolnicza w Lublinie 4. Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie		1 May 2004
Portugal	Carta de curso de licenciatura em medicina veterinária	Universidade		1 January 1986
Slovenija	Diploma, s katero se podeljuje strokovni naslov ‘doktor veterinarske medicine/doktorica veterinarske medicine’	Univerza	Spričevalo o opravljenem državnem izpitu s področja veterinarstva	1 May 2004
Slovensko	Vysokoškolský diplom o udelení akademického titulu ‘doktor veterinárskej medicíny’ (‘MVDr.’)	Univerzita veterinárskeho lekárstva		1 May 2004
Suomi/ Finland	Eläinlääketieteen lisensiaatin tutkinto/Veterinärmedicine licentiatexamen	Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet		1 January 1994
Sverige	Veterinärexamen	Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet		1 January 1994
United Kingdom	1. Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)	1. University of Bristol		21 December 1980
	2. Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)	2. University of Liverpool
	3. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BvetMB)	3. University of Cambridge
	4. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S)	4. University of Edinburgh
	5. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S)	5. University of Glasgow
	6. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BvetMed)	6. University of London