How does being a veterinarian relate to agriculture?

There are multiple ways in which veterinarians directly relate to agriculture. First, large animal veterinarians provide medical treatment for livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs; these animals are commercially raised for slaughter and are considered the livestock portion of agriculture. Second, there are other veterinarians who provide medical treatment for dairy cattle and dairy goats, which are also raised and maintained for milk production, another segment of agriculture. All of these animals rely on feedgrains, which in the United States are the primary row crops (corn, soybeans, wheat).

Other veterinarians work to inspect meat and poultry products to ensure they are safe to consume. Still other veterinarians work to keep foreign diseases out of the United States (or whichever country you are thinking about) as well as work to eradicate major diseases within the country's animal populations.