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Veterinary Medical Degrees Granted Throughout the World
| BS |
Bachelor of Science |
Taiwan, Afghanistan |
| BScVM |
Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Medicine |
Serbia & Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia) |
| BASc |
Bachelor of Agricultural Science |
China |
| BVM |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine |
China, Great Britain, Kenya, Taiwan, Zambia, Uganda, Libya, & Tanzania |
| BVM&AR |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources |
Saudi Arabia |
| BVMS |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery |
Iraq, Great Britain (except Edinburgh), and Australia (Murdoch University) |
| BVM&S |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery |
Edinburgh |
| BVSc |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science |
Australia (except Murdoch Univ.) Burma (Myanmar), Egypt, Great Britain, Japan, Republic of South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, China, India |
| BVSc&AH |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry |
India |
| CMV |
Candidates Medicinae Veterinariae |
Norway |
| D |
Dierenarts |
Netherlands |
| DCV |
Doctor en Ciencias Veterinarias |
Argentina |
| DEDV |
Diplome d'Etat de Docteur Veterinaire |
France |
| DH |
Doktor Hewan |
Indonesia |
| DK |
Diploma of Ktiniatrou |
Greece |
| DMV |
Docteur en Medecine Veterinaire |
Belgium, Zaire, Tunisia |
| DMV |
Dottore in Medicina Veterianria |
Italy |
| DMV |
Doctor en Medicina Veterinaria |
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| DMV |
Doctor Medic Veterina |
Romania |
| DMV |
Diplome Federal de Medecin Veterinaire |
Switzerland |
| DV |
Docteur Veterinaire |
Morocco, Algeria |
| DVE |
Docteur Veterinaire d'Etat |
Senegal |
| DVM |
Doktor Veterinarske Medicine |
Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia |
| DVM |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Bangladesh, Canada, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, United States, West Indies, Trinidad, Tobago, Thailand, Hungary, Malaysia Serbia & Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia) |
| IASV |
Ingenieur Agricole Specialite Veterinaire |
Cambodia |
| LMV |
Licenciado em Medicina Veterinaria |
Portugal, Mozambique |
| LV |
Licenciado en Veterinaria |
Spain |
| LV |
Legitimerad Veterinaer |
Sweden |
| LVM |
Licentiate in Veterinary Medicine |
Finland |
| LW |
Lekarz Weterynarii |
Poland |
| MV |
Mjek Veteriner |
Albania |
| MV |
Medico Veterinario |
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil |
| MVB |
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine |
Ireland |
| MVD |
Medico Veterinario Zootecnista |
Dominican Republic |
| MVDr |
Doktor Veterinarstvi |
Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia) |
| MVZ |
Medico Veterinario Zootecnista |
Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico |
| SVM |
Specialist Veterinarnoj Medicini |
Ukraine |
| T |
Tieraerzt |
Austria, Germany |
| V |
Veterinario |
Argentina, Brazil |
| V |
Veterinaereksamen |
Denmark |
| VE |
Veterinary Engineer |
Vietnam |
| VH |
Veteriner Hekim |
Turkey |
| VL |
Veterinaren Lekar |
Bulgaria |
| VMD |
Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris |
United States |
| VV |
Veterinarnyi Vrac |
USSR |
Graduates should only use the degree actually granted by their college or school of veterinary medicine. For instance, if a foreign college grants a degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Science, a graduate would sign his/her name "John Doe or Mary Smith, BVSc," and a Medico Veterinario would sign, "John Doe or Mary Smith, MV." Any individual whose degree is other than DVM or VMD should add the word "veterinarian" under his/her signature and actual degree and should not replace their degree with DVM or VMD.
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