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Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
CoVet Survey Finds Veterinarians Are Gaining Time Back and Experiencing Less Burnout as AI Takes on Administrative Work
A new survey of 127 anonymous veterinary professionals working in clinics globally, conducted by CoVet finds that those using AI tools are gaining time back and experiencing less burnout as administrative workloads are reduced.
FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Over-the-Counter Injectable Drug for New World Screwworm in Dairy Cattle, Horses, Swine, Sheep, and Deer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Dectomax/Dectomax-CA1 (doramectin injection) injectable solution for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm (NWS) infestations (myiasis) in dairy cattle (lactating dairy cows, dry dairy cows, and replacement dairy heifers 20 months of age and older), except for calves that will be processed for veal. The EUA also authorizes Dectomax/Dectomax-CA1 for the prevention of NWS myiasis in swine, horses at least one year old, sheep except for lactating sheep, and deer.
Austin Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Expands Cancer Care With Advanced Radixact™ Radiation Therapy
Austin Veterinary Emergency & Specialty (AVES), has launched a new Radiation Oncology service, expanding access to advanced cancer treatment for pets across Central Texas through a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to care.
Here's What Every Vet Student Needs to Know Before the Next NAVLE Application Window Opens.
The application window opens June 1. Everything vet students need to know about dates, eligibility, fees, and the format change, in one place.
Everyone Is Talking About Relief Vet Work. Here's Why and How to Get In.
Job listings for veterinarians on Indeed are up 124 percent over the past three years, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the role will grow by an additional 19 percent over the next nine years. The driver behind that growth is straightforward. The number of dog-owning households in the United States has increased from 31.3 million in 1996 to 59.8 million in 2024, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. Cat-owning households have jumped from 27 million to 42.1 million over the same timeframe.
Michigan Cattle Producers Are Telling Us Exactly What the Large Animal Veterinary Shortage Looks Like. It Is Not Pretty.
The large animal veterinary shortage is not an abstract workforce statistic. It is a cattle producer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula who is 90 miles from the nearest large animal veterinarian. It is more than half of survey respondents who have been unable to get veterinary service when they needed it. It is a clinic that dropped a producer as a client because they stopped offering food animal services altogether.
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