Veterinary Medical Degrees Granted Throughout the World
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| 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 | Armenia, 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 |
| Drh | Dokter 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, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, United States, West Indies, Trinidad, Tobago, Thailand, Hungary, Malaysia Serbia & Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia) |
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DVMZ
IASV |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine & Zootechnics Ingenieur Agricole Specialite Veterinaire |
Cuba
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." All veterinarians may use the courtesy titles Doctor or Veterinarian. Please refer to the AVMA Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics, section II.B.3., for additional information on the ethical use of veterinary degrees.