Demography of the veterinary graduates (1978-1998) from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Universiti Putra (Pertanian) Malaysia

Fatimah C. T. N. I., . and Cheng N. A. B. Y, . and Goh Y. M., . and Wahid H., . Demography of the veterinary graduates (1978-1998) from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Universiti Putra (Pertanian) Malaysia. pp. 61-66. ISSN 9128-2506

Between 1978-1998 the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Universiti Putra (formerly Pertanian) Malaysia produced 512 Doctor of Veterinar Medicine graduates. There were 319 males and 193 females and the class size ranged from 12 to 53 students. The male to female ratio ranged from 0.5:1 to 6:1 with an overall ratio of 1.7:1 A cross-sectional study in 1998 revealed that the veterinary alumni were between 25 and 48 years oild of which 58.2 were under 35 years old. The study also showed that 457 (89.3) were employed 25 (4.9) were pursuing graduate studies 14 (2.7) were nor employed and 16 (3.1) were not traceable. Those employed were in civil service (43.8) the private sector (39.8) and self-employed (5.7) The main jobs in civil service were with the Department of Veterinary Services (112) tertiary institutions (65) and research institutions (25) while those in the private sector were with farm management (62) small animal practice (43) pharmaceutical-technical services (40) and animal feed-mills (28). There were twice as many male compared to female in all job categories except in education and small animal practice where the numbers were about the same. Slightly higher proportion of female (89/160) was in the civil service whereas a higher proportion of the male (164/295) was in the private sector. The trend indicates that employment in private sector is increasing for both males and females.

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Abstract

Between 1978-1998 the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Universiti Putra (formerly Pertanian) Malaysia produced 512 Doctor of Veterinar Medicine graduates. There were 319 males and 193 females and the class size ranged from 12 to 53 students. The male to female ratio ranged from 0.5:1 to 6:1 with an overall ratio of 1.7:1 A cross-sectional study in 1998 revealed that the veterinary alumni were between 25 and 48 years oild of which 58.2 were under 35 years old. The study also showed that 457 (89.3) were employed 25 (4.9) were pursuing graduate studies 14 (2.7) were nor employed and 16 (3.1) were not traceable. Those employed were in civil service (43.8) the private sector (39.8) and self-employed (5.7) The main jobs in civil service were with the Department of Veterinary Services (112) tertiary institutions (65) and research institutions (25) while those in the private sector were with farm management (62) small animal practice (43) pharmaceutical-technical services (40) and animal feed-mills (28). There were twice as many male compared to female in all job categories except in education and small animal practice where the numbers were about the same. Slightly higher proportion of female (89/160) was in the civil service whereas a higher proportion of the male (164/295) was in the private sector. The trend indicates that employment in private sector is increasing for both males and females.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Professions
AGROVOC Term:	Demography
AGROVOC Term:	Veterinarians
AGROVOC Term:	Veterinary medicine
AGROVOC Term:	civil service
AGROVOC Term:	Private sector
AGROVOC Term:	Employment
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8833

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