Extra Mural Studies

Animal Health offer placements to veterinary undergraduates giving them the opportunity to see the work of government veterinarians and technical officers as they manage and support animal health and welfare and conservation, in particular their main area of work tracking and managing down the economic and public health risks associated with notifiable animal disease

Each placement will last up to 2 weeks subject to each individual Animal Health Divisional Office (AHDO). The activities each student will experience will vary according to the industry and priorites managed by each of our 24 AHDOs across the UK.

Please note application to the scheme does not guarantee a placement .

See our 'what we do' pages to read more about the work activities of Animal Health.

Page last modified: 06 September 2007
Page published: 06 September 2007

Animal Health is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and also works on behalf of the Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly Government and the Food Standards Agency