Veterinary Industry Tracker
Use this interactive dashboard to monitor business activity across the profession and get benchmarks for comparison with your own veterinary practice.
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Survey: Horse industry stabilizing
Almost 90 percent of horse owners responding to a survey expect to own or manage the same number or more horses this year, compared with last year.
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NAVC launches innovation council, industry services
The North American Veterinary Community has established the Veterinary Innovation Council, an association that will focus on initiatives such as…
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Report: Animal health industry experiencing highly competitive labor market
A new report from Brakke Consulting shows more than half the U.S. animal health industry saw a higher employee turnover rate in 2022.
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Pivot or perish: Veterinary leaders talk industry trends
E-commerce, telemedicine, and other innovations. Technology is the future, but at the same time, it can never replace the human touch.
Mars Veterinary Health, AVMA, and industry leaders unveil the Positive Pet Care Guide
Today, an industry-wide working group led by Mars Veterinary Health and the AVMA released the Positive Pet Care Guide – a new resource aimed at…
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Study: Equine practices on the rebound
An in-depth economic study of the equine veterinary industry assessed current management practices.
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Building up practice
The AAHA State of the Industry 2015 report revealed factors that dog and cat owners say strengthen their bond with their veterinary practice
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Predict my codes
Recent work out of Stanford University that uses a deep learning algorithm to predict diagnostic codes from veterinary appointment notes may be the…
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Young veterinarians bring unique perspective to ownership
Recent graduates who become practice owners could bring innovative ideas to a changing industry.
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Clinics see annual growth in revenue, visits
As of March 1, year-over-year revenue increased, on average, 9.1% for practices, and patient visits increased 3.0%, according to the Veterinary…
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Turn to data when the decisions get tough
The AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum, held virtually Oct. 24-25, featured the presentation “Morph Your Insights Into Powerful Foresight:…
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Just one thing: Benchmarking your team’s turnover rate
A first step to optimizing retention is knowing your practice’s turnover rate and how it compares against industry benchmarks. Here's how you can…
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AVMA, Mars help strengthen veterinary team-client partnership with Positive Pet Care Guide
An industry-wide working group, led by the AVMA and Mars Veterinary Health, has developed a free resource that veterinary teams can use to help foster…
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Mars, Banfield, AVMA, others collaborate to improve communication between veterinary teams and clients
Veterinary teams are facing challenges and pressures and are increasingly finding themselves on the receiving end of client frustration. Mars…
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Partners for Healthy Pets shifts from ads to conversations
After conducting a multimedia consumer advertising campaign, Partners for Healthy Pets is focusing on providing resources that help veterinary…
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Survey finds underuse related to retention for veterinary technicians
A recent survey of veterinary technicians sought to examine barriers to their utilization and the impact of misutilization on job satisfaction and…
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Students can get a crash course in practice ownership
Veterinary students looking for in-depth business training can spend a week or more this summer learning from business and industry experts and having…
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Business as un-usual
The overall impact of shelter-in-place measures to the veterinary industry is an open question, although bits of economic data gathered from practices…
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Defining well-being
Dr. Julie Ducoté argues that moving to a culture of well-being will help the veterinary industry. To prove it, she started in the most logical place:…
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Survey finds declining practice revenue, move toward telemedicine
A survey of roughly 215 veterinary practices in the northeastern United States and approximately a hundred practices in other parts of the country…
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Seize the opportunity presented by telehealth
New AVMA Telehealth Resource Center provides the needed tools With the rise of digital communications in nearly every industry and sector, telehealth…
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Conducting clinical studies in the primary care environment
Veterinary clinical studies have branched out into the primary care setting as another path for partners in the veterinary industry. Clinical trials…
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One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to paying veterinarians
JAVMA News talked with a few veterinarians about the pros and cons of existing pay and benefit structures. Some say it’s time for new structures that…
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A veterinarian’s role in pet after-death care
The pet aftercare industry remains largely unregulated, and veterinarians are often the only source of information that pet owners have when choosing…