Mel Winger, DVM, addresses vet bill dynamics in this concise article. His financial perspective indicates the value of a herd veterinarian that never shows up on an invoice. Dairy veterinary hospital teams and reps who support them will find the information valuable for staff meeting discussions.
Source: Dairy Herd Management, February 14, 2016.
Even though the vet bill hasn’t changed much, the farm veterinarian is the easiest to complain to and the vet bill is often one of the easiest ones not to pay. Discussions often come around to what takes most of the available cash and how little the vet bill is compared to the rest of the farm expenses. Even though the vet bill is a small percentage of the total farm expenses it is an important area that cannot be ignored.