by Amanda McDavid | Jun 10, 2022 | Viewpoints
This week’s newsletter contains several announcements that are straightforward alone but indicate some significant shifts when taken together. Mars Petcare (owner of VCA and Banfield) announced a significant study that would generate physiological metadata from...
by Amanda McDavid | Jun 2, 2022 | Viewpoints
The Great Resignation has been upon the animal health and nutrition industry for more than a year now. The tight labor market has slowed hiring as indicated from a recent Brakke survey of veterinarians indicates that replacing a veterinarian in a clinic averaged 14...
by Amanda McDavid | May 27, 2022 | Viewpoints
We are hearing (and seeing) about possible food shortages in many places due to a multitude of factors. It is incomprehensible that this could happen in today’s world. But faced with reality, we in animal health must take a more active role in bringing solutions to...
by Amanda McDavid | May 20, 2022 | Viewpoints
Earnings season for 1Q22 is now behind us with the top animal health companies reporting continued strong sales growth. Excluding the impact of exchange, the scorecard for some in the largest companies for the first quarter is as follows: Zoetis (+9%), Merck Animal...
by Amanda McDavid | May 13, 2022 | Viewpoints
Traditionally, veterinary practices have been the leading purveyors of both prescription and non-prescription animal health and nutrition products. With the advent of Internet sales, that pre-eminent position was seriously challenged. In reality, it’s one of the...
by Amanda McDavid | May 6, 2022 | Viewpoints
Later this month, scientists around the world will attend the 2022 Global African Swine Fever (ASF) Research Alliance (GARA) Scientific Meeting with the objective to increase our understanding of ASF, which has affected hundreds of millions of pigs in the last few...
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