A recent ad we received reveals the critical shortage of veterinarians serving small, rural communities throughout Texas. We’re sharing it to help animal health pros gain knowledge and perspective about the challenges of serving animal owners in rural areas of the United States.
Texas employs the second most veterinarians in the U.S., but more than 30 percent are 60 years of age or older and may leave the profession in the next decade. In the rural communities that percentage increases to nearly 50 percent . . .
Source: Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine. Link. Texas leads the nation in cattle, sheep, goat and mohair production and has the highest number of horses and food and fiber animals in the U.S.
. . . while Texas has the largest cattle population in the nation, it ranks last among the 10 most populous states for the ratio of cattle to veterinarians.