Practical Guide to Adding Livestock to Your Veterinary Practice

By addressing common challenges—such as drug-use regulations, client communication, and species-specific care—the authors demystify livestock medicine and provide practical strategies to help practitioners adapt their existing business models. Helping veterinarians deliver care to small-scale livestock operations, Practical Guide to Adding Livestock to Your Veterinary Practice:

• Covers essential principles of livestock medicine, nutrition, handling, restraint, and welfare across key species
• Summarizes current FDA drug-use regulations and offers clear guidance for compliance in food-producing animals
• Provides practical insight into business operations, inventory, and client management when adding livestock care services
• Features focused chapters on cattle, pigs, small ruminants, camelids, and dairy production to support everyday clinical needs
• Serves as an accessible starting point that connects practitioners to advanced texts and continuing education resources