Swine DVMs out-earn colleagues, study shows

From: DVM | Date: August 1, 2005| Author: Fiala, Jennifer | Copyright information

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CHICAGO -Veterinarians concentrating in swine medicine gross nearly $110,000 annually, leading all practitioner categories and disproving a widespread belief that food animal DVMs rank low in wage potential.

That's according to results from a business practices study commissioned by the American Veterinary Medical Association and Pfizer Animal Health. Conducted last year by Brakke Consulting, the report tallies results from a 14-page questionnaire completed by 17,063 pr...

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