Paraveterinary workers in Norway, known as ", include veterinary nurses, veterinary technicians and

veterinary assistants Paraveterinary worker is the professional of veterinary science that performs procedures autonomously or semi autonomously, as part of a veterinary assistance system. The job role varies throughout the world, and common titles include veterinary n ...

. These workers are represented by the Norwegian Veterinary Nurse and Assistant Association (NDAF—''Norsk dyrepleier- og assistentforening''). The Norwegian veterinary nurse/technician education is a two-year university-level program taught exclusively at the

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Norwegian School of Veterinary Science ( no, Norges veterinærhøgskole) or NVH was a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educated veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety ...

. Prior to 2003 it was a one-year program followed by one year of practical experience. Nurse/technician graduates of the school must apply for an official authorisation issued from the

Norwegian Food Safety Authority Norwegian Food Safety Authority ( no, Mattilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for safe food and drinking water, and works within the fields of human, plant, fish and animal health as well as environmentally friendly production a ...

(''Mattilsynet'') in order to use the title "''Dyrepleier''.

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Norwegian Veterinary Nurse and Assistant Association
{{Veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine in Norway

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...