About Food Supply Veterinary Medicine

What is FSVM?

Veterinary distribution maps

Resources

FSVM in your state

Opportunities for students and tools for faculty

Tools for state associations, allied partners and industry

Studies and statistics

Media coverage

Careers in FSVM

Recognition of FSVM Coalition

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• Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Coalition Report
  The Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Coalition (FSVMC) was formed in May 2004 with the mission of maintaining an abundant, safe and wholesome food supply by ensuring that veterinarians are appropriately involved throughout the food supply system.
  
  The Coalition's first major project is a comprehensive study comprised of multiple research phases addressing the demand for, and the availability of, food supply veterinarians in the United States and Canada.
  
  
• The FSVMC/Bayer study
  David M. Andrus, PhD, Professor and Head, Department of Marketing, Kansas State University has headed a research team on the study entitled: "Estimating FSVM Demand and Maintaining the Availability of Veterinarians for Careers in Food Supply Related Disciplines in the United States and Canada."
  
  
• "Recruitment and retention of veterinary students for food animal practices"
  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. June 15, 2003, Vol. 222, No. 12, Pages 1697-1699.
  
  Full article in JAVMA (PDF) | Fact sheet (PDF)
  
  
• "Attracting students into careers in food supply veterinary medicine"
  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. June 1, 2006, Vol. 228, No. 11, Pages 1693-1704.
  
  Full article in JAVMA (PDF) | Fact sheet (PDF)
  
  
• Job satisfaction, changes in occupational area, and commitment to a career in food supply veterinary medicine (PDF)
  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. June 15, 2006, Vol 228, No. 12, Pages 1884-1893.
  
  
• "Future demand, probable shortages, and strategies for creating a better future in food supply veterinary medicine"
  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. July 1, 2006, Vol. 229, No. 1, Pages 57-69.
  
  Full article in JAVMA (PDF) | Fact sheet (PDF)
  
  
• An invited perspective on the shortage of veterinarians in food supply veterinary medicine (PDF)
  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. July 1, 2006, Vol 229, No. 1, Pages 30-32.
  
  
• Letters to the editor (PDF)
  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. September 1, 2006, Vol 229, No. 5, Pages 661-663.
  
  
• PowerPoint: "Estimating FSVM Demand and Maintaining the Availability of Veterinarians for Careers in FSVM"
  
  HTML version for viewing online | PowerPoint version (.ppt) for downloading
  
  
• USDA APHIS National Animal Health Monitoring System: Reports, Publications, and Current Projects
  
  
• USDA The Census of Agriculture
  
  
• Veterinary Medicine in New England: State-by-State Industry Characteristics and Economic Impacts (PDF, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University)
  
  
• Veterinarian Workforce: Actions Are Needed to Ensure Sufficient Capacity for Protecting Public and Animal Health (PDF, United States Government Accountability Office)
  
  
• National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues Resource Center
  
  
• BEEF magazine has created a series of maps depicting beef industry demographics from the U.S. Agricultural Census, including: Stocker Cattle Sold, Feed Cattle Sold, and Beef Cows in Inventory