by Amanda McDavid | Jun 24, 2022 | Viewpoints
This week’s newsletter is chock full of items about new technologies, new products, new investments, new initiatives, and new collaborations – strong evidence that these are exciting times in animal health. But not everything in our industry is bullish. The...
by Amanda McDavid | Jun 16, 2022 | Viewpoints
The first commercially available African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine in the world is currently being field tested for safety and efficacy in Vietnam. While this is an important milestone in ASF control and prevention, we should be aware that this is a modified live...
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...
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