by Amanda McDavid | Apr 22, 2022 | Viewpoints
Amazon this week announced its inaugural Amazon Pet Day, coming up the first week of May. Many of us in the industry may not think of Amazon as a key player in pet products, but a recent Packaged Facts report found that Amazon was the #1 source for online pet...
by Amanda McDavid | Apr 15, 2022 | Viewpoints
This week’s newsletter contains information regarding 4 different investments made in companies related to our industry by private equity or investment firms just in the past week. I haven’t been keeping count, but each week as I read Animal Health News...
by Amanda McDavid | Apr 8, 2022 | Viewpoints
The Michigan House is considering a bill to codify the ability for veterinarians to conduct telehealth exams without prior in-person visits. Currently, these are allowed there only in emergencies or when the patient is a shelter pet. While some cite the convenience...
by Amanda McDavid | Apr 1, 2022 | Viewpoints
The lingering effect of the COVID Period and returning to normal has created a lot of discussions recently. As we still face a virus that continues to evolve, we can learn much from the Poultry Industry, which has been battling coronavirus (Infectious Bronchitis)...
by Amanda McDavid | Mar 25, 2022 | Viewpoints
In a recent viewpoint, John Volk wrote about the Western Vet Conference in Las Vegas and how attendance was nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. I too was pleasantly surprised at the turnout. As I walked the convention floor, the largest companies were prominent with...
by Amanda McDavid | Mar 18, 2022 | Viewpoints
This week the state of Wisconsin announced a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a large commercial layer flock, marking the 17th state with a confirmed case in 2022 and the largest commercial case in the country to date. This serves as a...