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5.4.1. Study programme for veterinary surgeons

Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

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. Basic subjects Physics Chemistry Animal biology Plant biology Biomathematics Specific subjects Basic sciences: Anatomy (including histology and embryology) Physiology Biochemistry Genetics Pharmacology Pharmacy Toxicology Microbiology Immunology Epidemiology Professional ethics 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 Animal production Animal production Animal nutrition Agronomy Rural economics Animal husbandry Veterinary hygiene Animal ethology and protection 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.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.