Expert Interviews

Egg production can put chickens at an increased risk for reproductive disease.

The bacterial disease is widely contagious and can kill entire hives.

There are a few reasons why you wouldn't want to use an anesthesia machine to deliver oxygen to a patient, says Alison Gottlieb, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC).

An underwater treadmill is a great tool for physical rehabilitation, David Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS, orthopedic staff surgeon at Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group in Annapolis, Maryland, says.

A pet owner recently contacted Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton, Esq, principal at Hamilton Law & Mediation, regarding a mediation with their veterinarian because they thought their pet's surgery was done poorly.

Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, ABVP, board-certified dentist at All Pets Dental in Westin, Florida, breaks down how to create dental plans for veterinary patients.

When Nancy Dewitz, director of sales and marketing and technical consultant for Beyond Indigo Pets, works with veterinary practices, she suggests they implement a care team.

Let your veterinary practice software sleuth out this possible money leak.

Or: How can 19th century human medicine influence modern veterinary thinking?

Parrots have a very unique respiratory system, including both lungs and air sacs—which are damaged very easily.

During a routine exam, behavior can sometimes be pushed to the wayside.

When you're the veterinary practice owner and the landlord.

An anesthesia machine is not just a stationary piece of equipment that you turn on and forget about.

Brian Beale, DVM, DACVS, orthopedic surgeon and head of education, training, and research at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston, Texas, gives a few tips for performing orthopedic exams and evaluating gait in dogs.

People realize that there is no good way to track veterinary patients that are prescribed opioids.

If a patient has a kidney injury, but might also be hypovolemic, don't use these.

Usually, the veterinarian is the reason for complications when pets are under anesthesia, says Khursheed Mama, DVM, DACVAA, professor of veterinary anesthesiology at Colorado State University.

Mike Dicks, PhD, previous director of veterinary economics for the American Veterinary Medical Association, explains that revenue distribution varies among veterinary practices because the profession itself is so diverse.

There are some challenges for critical care veterinarians when it comes to measuring blood pressure in animals.

What principles that make our personal relationships work can also be implemented to improve our work relationships?

It is much easier for veterinarians to implement integrative treatments—such as acupuncture and laser therapy—after receiving proper training.

What kind of questions should you ask clients on a survey? Louise S. Dunn, owner of Snowgoose Veterinary Management Consulting, says there are a few things to keep in mind.

Very few people in veterinary medicine are using the DiSC profile assessment or even know about it.

Veterinarians need to be cognizant of the global decline of pollinator species because it's a One Health issue.

Practice owners should provide employees with guidelines on how they should participate and behave on social media with regard to the practice.

Veterinarians were always taught that leptospirosis was prevalent in only the warmer, wetter regions of the United States. But this is no longer the case.

Watch for these signals dogs might be giving in the veterinary clinic.

The educational opportunities at ACVC are like those at no other conference.