Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise

Profession

Veterinary and sanitary examination is one of the branches of veterinary that studies the methods of sanitary and hygienic examination of food products and raw materials of animal origin and determines the rules for their veterinary and sanitary assessment at food industry enterprises.
A veterinary and sanitary expert is a specialist capable of monitoring the quality and safety of food products. Human health depends on the result of his work. The veterinary and sanitary expert conducts research on food raw materials, as well as food products, identifies products hazardous to health, controls the safety of food production conditions, as well as their sanitary condition. Veterinary and sanitary experts control all stages of production and sale of food products.

Educational Process

Students are trained using unique modern and innovative methods, and practitioners are involved in the educational process.
Classes are held in laboratories equipped with everything necessary for the educational process, in computer classes and classrooms with multimedia equipment, including for videoconferencing. There is a branch department of the scientific library, as well as access to numerous electronic information databases.
As part of the educational program, students receive professional skills in such activities as conducting veterinary and sanitary examinations to ensure the biological safety of raw materials and products of animal and plant origin; prevention of anthropozoonoses at the enterprises of the processing industry; control over the implementation of veterinary and sanitary measures during export-import operations; ensuring the safety and quality of raw materials and products of biological origin.
The main disciplines of the program: "Veterinary and sanitary examination", "Technology of processing of livestock products", "Industrial veterinary and sanitary control", "Technology of milk and dairy products", "Veterinary standardization and certification of products", "State veterinary supervision", "Organization veterinary and sanitary laboratories”, “Inspection control (audit)”, “Economics and organization of veterinary business”, “Judicial veterinary and sanitary examination”, etc.

Practice

In the process of education, students undergo industrial and research practice at large food enterprises, in leading industrial and scientific organizations that are engaged in veterinary and veterinary and sanitary expert activities.
We develop cooperation with international food and agricultural organizations, enterprises of the meat and dairy industry, we practice foreign internships, and participate in international conferences.

Career

The Department of Veterinary Medicine has strong links with many employers. Practices are held at potential workplaces, students attend exhibitions and conferences where they can communicate directly with employers.
The list of organizations in which a graduate can carry out professional activities includes state management structures; animal disease control stations and state and private veterinary clinics; agro-industrial holdings; customs structures; higher educational institutions, research and production associations and research institutes; foreign and domestic food processing enterprises, animal feed enterprises and various trade entities; accredited and production laboratories; enterprises for the production of biological products and veterinary pharmacies; veterinary laboratories; pet stores; zoos; markets, etc.
A graduate can hold the following positions: veterinary and sanitary doctor, veterinary and sanitary expert, veterinary laboratory assistant, laboratory manager, sanitary service specialist; specialist in registration of veterinary drugs; manager of the department of scientific communications for work with specialists in the zoo business; researcher, etc.