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  • Veterinary schools offer 4-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programs.
  • During the first two years, the programs usually consist of advanced training in the basic veterinary sciences, such as those covered in prerequisite courses.
  • The final two years of the programs consist of training in clinical procedures
  • It's during veterinary school that many students decide to concentrate on becoming large animal vets, dealing with farm animals, such as horses and cows, or small animal vets, dealing with domestic pets, such as dogs and cats.