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Navarre, Christine, Daniels, Angela, Johnston, Michael O., Mathis, Clay, Perrett, Tye, Posey, Dan, Ramirez, Alejandro, Stough-Hunter, Anjel, Telgen, Carie, Welch, David, Widmar, Nicole Olynk |
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Issue Paper - Council for Agricultural Science & Technology; Apr2020, Issue 67, p1-15, 15p |
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Food animal veterinarians (FAV) in the United States safeguard livestock, poultry, and aquatic food animal health and welfare as well as food safety and quality along the entire "farm to fork" continuum. In doing so they help to ensure the financial sustainability of producers and global food security. Of particular importance is the role veterinarians play in preparation for and mitigation of emerging or transboundary (foreign animal) disease outbreaks which could have serious economic impacts on the entire U.S. economy as well as possible public health concerns regarding zoonosis and food security. Changes in animal agriculture have influenced changes in food supply veterinary medicine (FSVM). FAV now focus on the population as whole as well as continuing to attend to individual animals. They are employed in both private and public practice and many private practice FAV live and work in rural communities. The issues surrounding recruitment and retention of FAV, particularly in rural areas, have been debated for decades. Several FSVM workforce studies have been conducted over the years with conflicting results. Lack of detailed FAV employment data and differences in methods of estimating demand have contributed to the difficulty in characterizing the current status and future needs of FSVM. Food supply veterinary medicine (FSVM) has unique supply and demand challenges. Demand for FAV is driven by the private and public sectors. Consolidation and vertical integration of animal agriculture as well as fluctuations in farm profitability have impacted private sector demand. FAV have responded to these challenges by practice diversification (both in species attended to and/or services offered), expansion and in some cases downsizing. FAV are also taking advantage of the broad training they receive to fill non-traditional roles in animal agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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