Evaluating the economic and noneconomic impacts of the veterinary medical profession in Michigan.

This study reaffirms the diversity and breadth of the veterinary profession. As it turns out, some of the furthest-reaching impacts of the veterinary medical profession were largely non-quantifiable. The veterinary medical profession had a substantial direct economic impact in Michigan during 1995.

A comparison of profitability and economic efficiencies between management-intensive grazing and conventionally managed dairies in Michigan.

A retrospective cohort study was designed to determine differences in profitability, asset efficiency, operating efficiency, and labor efficiency between Michigan dairy farms implementing management-intensive grazing (MIG) and conventionally managed dairy farms. Financial information and labor use data for the calendar year 1994 were collected with surveys and personal interviews from 35 MIG dairies and 18 conventionally managed dairies. Because the geographic distribution of MIG and conventionally managed farms in this study did not include Michigan's "dairy belt," extrapolation of these results to an average Michigan or Midwest dairy should be made with care.

Evaluation of a practice-based ambulatory program in food animal medicine, surgery, and herd health management.

Objective: To assess the educational value of a practice-based ambulatory program used at a school of veterinary medicine.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Sample Population: Graduates of US veterinary medical schools between 1987 and 1994.