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Better Farming Ontario magazine is published 11 times per year. After each edition is published, we share featured articles online.


Vets in short supply south of the border

Monday, December 6, 2010

It's not just in Canada where you can't get a vet to look at your cow.

The state of Missouri is going to use a US$500,000 grant to address a nation-wide shortage of large animal veterinarians. According to Associated Press, the pilot project,

made in agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will provide more specialized training to vets and technicians. The pilot might one day lead to a national food animal veterinary institute in the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, which stretches between Columbia, Mo, and Manhatten, Kan. The nation needs as many as 1,500 more large animal veterinarians to meet the needs of livestock producers. BF
 

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