Workers in this unit group diagnose and give or prescribe medical or surgical treatment of diseases, injuries or other medical conditions of animals, and assist in epidemiological, radiological and other surveillance of animal health. Their functions include: diagnosing diseases or injuries of animals; administering surgical or medical treatment; testing dairy and other herds and inoculating animals against disease; advising on care and breeding of animals; performing other functions requiring a scientific knowledge of veterinary medicine such as examining animals for soundness, veterinarian legal work, food hygiene, control of communicable animal diseases and comparative medicine. Veterinary pathologist is classified in 0-52.65.