What is the difference between a licensed veterinarian and a licensed assistant veterinarian, official veterinarian or village veterinarian?

After registration, a licensed veterinary doctor may write a prescription, fill in a diagnosis certificate, issue relevant certification documents, and carry out business activities such as animal epidemic diagnosis, treatment and animal health care; a licensed assistant veterinarian cannot register, but can only put on record, cannot write a prescription, fill in a diagnosis certificate or issue relevant certification documents, may assist in carrying out veterinary activities under the guidance of a licensed veterinary surgeon, and may become a licensed veterinary physician after passing the examination.

Annex I. what is the difference between a licensed veterinarian and an official veterinarian?

A licensed veterinarian refers to a veterinarian who has passed the national veterinary qualification examination, obtained the professional veterinary qualification certificate, and has been registered to engage in animal diagnosis and treatment, animal health care and other business activities.

The term "official veterinarian" refers to the national veterinary staff who have the prescribed qualifications and are appointed by the competent veterinary department and are responsible for issuing quarantine certificates.

Annex II. What is the difference between licensed veterinarians and rural veterinarians?

The State implements the qualification examination system for licensed veterinary surgeons. A licensed veterinarian must have a college degree or above in veterinary, Chinese veterinary (national veterinary), animal husbandry and veterinary medicine and aquaculture; must take part in the unified national examination and obtain the qualification certificate of licensed veterinary surgeon; and engage in corresponding animal diagnosis and treatment activities within the place of registration and within the scope of registered practice.

The state implements a registration system for rural veterinarians, which can be registered only if it meets the conditions stipulated in Article 6 of the measures for the Administration of Rural Veterinary Surgeons; and to engage in business activities such as diagnosis and treatment of animal epidemic diseases, animal immunity, castration, delivery, artificial fertilization and animal health care in the registered areas; rural veterinarians shall use veterinary drugs in accordance with the regulations on the Administration of Veterinary drugs and the provisions of the Ministry of Agriculture, and truthfully record the use of drugs.

Annex III. What is the difference between the professional veterinary qualification examination and the professional skill appraisal?

The licensed veterinary qualification examination is carried out in accordance with the Animal epidemic Prevention Law of the people's Republic of China, which is an act of administrative license, and the licensed veterinary qualification examination is a national examination carried out in accordance with the law. A licensed veterinarian who has obtained a veterinary qualification certificate may only engage in animal diagnosis and treatment, prescribing veterinary drugs and other activities after applying for registration with the competent veterinary department of the local people's government at the county level. Whoever engages in animal diagnosis and treatment activities without registration shall be ordered by the animal health supervision institution to stop animal diagnosis and treatment activities, confiscate the illegal gains and impose penalties.

The type of veterinary professional skills appraisal is an assessment activity based on the level of veterinary professional skills set up according to the Occupational Classification Code of the people's Republic of China, and it is not an entry condition for veterinary practitioners. If you need to engage in veterinary practice to obtain a certificate of professional skill appraisal, you must also take the qualification examination for a licensed veterinary surgeon and obtain a professional veterinary qualification certificate.

Annex IV. What is the difference between the qualifications of licensed veterinarians and the technical titles of veterinarians?

Obtaining the qualification of licensed veterinarian and licensed assistant veterinarian is the entry condition for veterinary personnel to engage in business activities such as animal diagnosis and treatment and animal health care.

Veterinary technical title is the grade title and technical level of professional technical and knowledge level and working ability of veterinary professional and technical personnel.

Annex 5. Do people who already hold the titles of senior veterinary surgeons or professors still need to pass the qualification examination for licensed veterinary surgeons?

Article 39 of the measures for the Administration of licensed Veterinary Surgeons stipulates that before January 1, 2009, he has a bachelor's degree or above in veterinary medicine or aquaculture, and is engaged in veterinary clinical teaching or animal diagnosis and treatment activities, and has obtained the professional and technical title of senior veterinary doctor or senior engineer of aquaculture or the same professional and technical title, which has been examined and qualified by the competent veterinary departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The qualification certificate of veterinary surgeon shall be issued after being submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture for examination and approval.