by Amanda McDavid | May 12, 2023 | Viewpoints
Recently the French government announced a tender for securing vaccines for controlling High Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the national flock. This is critically important, in that taking this positive step to control this important disease through a much more...
by Amanda McDavid | May 5, 2023 | Viewpoints
Recently, I read an article about consumers returning to historical purchasing patterns as it relates to food that struck a chord with me. We are slowly exiting a high inflation period but food inflation remains stubbornly high (about 8.5%). Many consumers continue...
by Amanda McDavid | Apr 28, 2023 | Viewpoints
Several companies reporting results in the last few weeks have commented on the “softness” of the companion animal market. It’s true that visits to veterinary practices are down a bit compared to the prior year. However, I’m not hearing about any “softness” from...
by Amanda McDavid | Apr 21, 2023 | Viewpoints
The announcement that Farmers Business Network has launched a ChatGPT-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform for farmers caught my eye. AI-based platforms are everywhere these days, including in animal health. But if you’re unfamiliar with it, ChatGPT is...
by Amanda McDavid | Apr 14, 2023 | Viewpoints
I decided to learn more about the 1918 Spanish flu and just finished reading The Great Influenza by John Barry, which tells a thoroughly engaging story about the virus and the time that it infected the world. I wanted to specifically understand more about the...
by Amanda McDavid | Apr 7, 2023 | Viewpoints
This week’s announcement by Nationwide Insurance about its partnership with Walmart to sell pet health insurance should stimulate your thinking. Walmart already offers prescriptions from its pharmacies at a discount to Nationwide policyholders, and selling Nationwide...
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