Across the nation, a shortage of food animal veterinarians has emerged. (vetmed.umn.edu)
Studies indicate there are significant shortages of food animal veterinarians in certain areas of the country, and in high - priority specialty sectors that require advanced training, such as food safety, epidemiology, diagnostic medicine and public health. (equimanagement.com)
The areas identified are based on high cattle - to - veterinarian ratios, demographics indicating that many of the current food animal veterinarians are older and have limited their practice, or are retired, and the number of practices which have a significant food animal focus but only one veterinarian, despite recruitment attempts. (vetmed.auburn.edu)