The Poultry Podcast Show - #15 - A guide to creating a successful poultry veterinary practice
Nov 28, 2022
What comes to your mind when someone talks about poultry veterinary practice? Well, I know it can be a broad term. The method of poultry veterinary medicine includes all aspects of preventing, managing, diagnosing, and treating diseases, disorders, and injuries in animals. And during practice, we have to consider aspects of rearing, nutrition, reproduction, and so on. But how is it in real life? In this episode, Dr. Dan Wilson talks about poultry veterinary practice in a practical way. He discusses some of the challenges and opportunities and emphasizes some technologies and tools that have helped him better manage records, which has resulted in improving teamwork and customer service.
What you’ll learn:
- Private veterinary practice
- Technologies incorporated into the vet practice
- Database and gadgets to the vet practice
- Avian influenza and support to producers
- The future of layers industry
- Challenges on layers flocks
- Managing a vet team
Meet the guest:
Dr. Dan Wilson has stayed true to his Indiana roots and operates Wilson Veterinary Co. based in the Indianapolis, Indiana, area. Before founding Wilson Vet Co. in 2017, Dr. Dan attended Purdue University for his undergraduate degree and Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. Following veterinary school, Dr. Dan gained experience as the staff veterinarian and nutrition director for Rose Acre Farms. Dr. Dan established Wilson Vet. Co. to serve the needs of poultry producers who don't have access to veterinary services. Wilson Vet. Co. was founded on the principles of practicing field poultry medicine in a standardized, innovative, and objective manner, and Dr. Dan prioritizes these fundamentals in day-to-day practice.
