Major areas of subjects covered in veterinary licensure examination in China

Subject

Percentage of Questions

Part 1. Basic veterinary science (100 questions)

Anatomy, histology, and embryology

20

Physiology

13

Biochemistry

12

Pharmacology

15

Pathology

20

Veterinary law and regulation

20

Part 2. Preventive veterinary science (100 questions)

Microbiology and immunology

35

Infectious diseases

30

Parasitology

25

Public health

10

Part 3. Clinical veterinary science (100 questions)

Clinical diagnostics

20

Internal medicine

20

Surgery and surgical science

30

Obstetrics

15

Traditional Chinese Medicine

15

Part 4. Integrated veterinary application (100 questions)

Diseases of pigs

20

Diseases of cattle and sheep

25

Poultry diseases

15

Diseases of dogs and cats

30

Other animal diseases

10

*Source: In 2013 the proportion of practicing veterinary exam subjects [Chinese]. http://www.zhiyeshouyishi.com/show.asp?id=235. Accessed July 1, 2013.