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Veterinary Toxicology & Pharmacology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of specific environmental and food hazards affecting domestic and wild animals and the development and action of chemical antidotes and treatments. Includes instruction in small and large animal toxicology and pharmacology, neurotoxicology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, neuropharmacology, xenobiotics, drug resistance, pesticides, toxicological pathology, genetic and molecular toxicology, environmental toxicology, drug and toxicant analysis and evaluation, and environmental radiology.

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	—
Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine	—
Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine	—
Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine	—
Veterinary Anatomy	—
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other	—
Veterinary Infectious Diseases	—
Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology	—
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology	—
Veterinary Physiology	—
Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health	—
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General	—

References

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• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

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