The UFV Veterinary Medicine program aims to prepare professionals with an eclectic profile, able to act in different veterinarian activity fields, that is whyUFV Veterinarian undergraduates acquire knowledge in the most varied areas, such as: clinical medicine, surgery and obstetrics; reproduction, artificial insemination and new biotechniques; prevention and control methods of animal diseases; nutrition, genetic breeding and domestic animal breeding; technology, hygiene and inspection of products of animal origin; livestock project planning; public health; research project planning and development.
The program takes five years, with the possibility of conclusion in a minimum of four and a half years, and a maximum of seven and a half years.
Since its creation, there has been great competition at the university entrance examination for this program. Most of the faculty has Doctorate Ph.D. degrees and all the professors have a full-time contract. In the Ministry of Education evaluation, the program was awarded maximum grades, due to its faculty qualification, didactic-pedagogical organization, and facilities.
The curricular courses and other important activities for undergraduates’ professional training are offered by different UFV departments. Students can use modern, well equipped and functional laboratories designed for classes of anatomy, pathological anatomy, histopathology, clinical pathology, toxicology, animal reproduction, physiopathology, physiology and pharmacology, technology and inspection of products of animal origin, microbiology, parasitology, preventive veterinary medicine, animal science medicine, computer science, and others basic subjects.
There is also a fully equipped Veterinary Hospital, with a modern structure and specialized laboratories (ultrasound, endoscopy, X-ray, surgical suite, etc.). There is a large outpatient demand, for small or large animals, which provides a great amount of didactic material for practical lessons, offering students the best conditions for practice and adaptation to the job market.
The UFV campus has a structure that allows practical lessons, which avoids trips to distant regions. Despite these facilities, there are daily tours, with small groups of students, to local farms near Viçosa for practical lessons.
Cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits, fish and frogs are also raised in the campus, offering students a daily contact with those animals, through practical lessons, training periods, or research activities.
In addition, the UFV possesses an animal meal plant that supplies food to the animals, and milk and dairy product processing plant that packs, produces and commercializes many products. These facilities and activities are also important for professional training.
The UFV Veterinary Medicine Program began in 1977 and was recognized by Decree/MEC N.713/81.