Minnesota’s large animal farmers might need to worry about their animals’ future healthcare. The number of large animal veterinarian graduates is declining, according to enrollment statistics at the ...

A shortage of large animal veterinarians — in the state and across the nation — will have detrimental effects on the agricultural industry if left unchecked, ag officials said. “If our veterinary ...

Dr. Bailey Lammers (left) and vet tech Sadie Kalin in a photo from 2019. That year Lammers opened Gavins Point Veterinary Services PC in Crofton, Nebraska, and had her first child. “It’s a lot more ...

A Cambria County veterinary practice is taking steps to help alleviate the shortage of large animal veterinary care. Cambria Veterinary Care in Johnstown recently opened its large animal veterinary ...

Dr. Christine Staten knows exactly when she decided to become a large animal veterinarian. “At 9 years old, I have a memory of my pony (Brandy) being super sick…” she said, “The veterinarian drives up ...

“Finally, a 60-hour work week for 25 years is no longer sustainable. You’re recruiting the best and the brightest, and large-animal medicine is quite demanding.” Things weren’t much better in Wyoming, ...

Registration is open for faculty to attend the Westwood Lecture Series on Feb. 13. Laurent Couëtil, professor of large animal internal medicine and director of the Donald J. McCrosky Equine Sports ...

Grand Coulee, Wash., veterinarian Dr. Marlene Poe tends to some of her own animals on her Hartline, Wash., ranch the evening of June 14. Poe balances both small animal and large animal practices in a ...

Alex Jones always knew she wanted to work with animals but wasn’t sure about her exact career path. Today, she is on track to become a veterinarian specializing in food animal medicine. “I grew up ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) There are two schools of thought about veterinary acupuncture. The original form of ...