Abstract:

The material for this paper is based upon the many years of experience Market Investigations has in collecting and publishing data on the veterinary markets. This experience is principally based in Great Britain but more recently in Holland and France. The majority of the data we shall be using in this paper is derived from work relating to the series of Veterinary Indices that we produce but has also been augmented by general information collected through specialised surveys carried out on an ad hoc basis. The theme of this paper is the Differing Structure of Veterinary Practice. This can be approached in two ways and we propose to do just that. The first part of the paper will examine the structure in terms of: the number of veterinary surgeons, the number of veterinary practices, the types and size of veterinary practice and the extent of livestock farming. The second part of the paper will examine the structure of the market for veterinary products.