by Amanda McDavid | Jan 17, 2025 | Viewpoints
That there are a number of concerning trends in animal diseases right now. There’s the ongoing problem with highly pathogenic avian influenza in both birds and dairy cows; Mexico’s announcement of new world screwworm; the detection of African Swine Fever on Caribbean...
by Amanda McDavid | Jan 10, 2025 | Viewpoints
A recent analysis by Vetsource, a service provider to veterinary practices, showed that prices in companion animal practices (measured July to July) increased 7% in 2022, 10% in 2023 and 8% in 2024 – all well above the US rate of inflation. One of the primary reasons...
by Amanda McDavid | Jan 3, 2025 | Viewpoints
One of the things that I learned in my career in the animal health industry is that to open a new chapter, the old chapter needs to be closed. The context for this was usually an acquisition, which happened to me five times, or a significant job change. But this...
by Amanda McDavid | Dec 26, 2024 | Viewpoints
KEEPING THE INDUSTRY INFORMED SINCE 1999 About this time last year, we wondered if the US economy would enter into a recession in 2024. And here we are looking ahead to 2025, not wondering too much about a recession but more about what effects new policies from a new...
by Amanda McDavid | Dec 13, 2024 | Viewpoints
A little over two years ago, Covetrus, one of the US’s big three animal health distributors, became a private company after the acquisition by funds Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and TPG Capital and we learned this week that another of the big three is also going...
by Amanda McDavid | Dec 6, 2024 | Viewpoints
I hope that most of our readers recall that I am one of the newest consultants to join the Brakke Consulting team and that I am in Brazil. So, sometimes I see things from a different hemisphere. I am also an individual who frequently engages in sports, which benefits...
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