title: About veterinary education in Iraq.
abstract: The cons and pros of veterinary education in Iraq are described. Started as a small institution, with few students and with foreign staffs, then expanded to enroll more than hundred students each year, with all Iraqi staff. The graduates of the Veterinary College played an important role in monitoring animal health, supervising research projects involving animal welfare, some served as educators of various veterinary science specializations, others worked as private practitioners or recruited in the army. Veterinary education was very vital, as other sciences for progress of the country.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. M.Fathalla@massey.ac.nz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fathalla
mesh_terms: D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007493:Iraq