“Hardship, lack of profitability and visibility”: the rural veterinarian, an endangered species

For Aurélien Demard, a member of the regional council of the Grand Est Order of Veterinarians, there is "no certainty that this [the announced increase in the number of veterinarians, editor's note] will save rural activity." And this is for one simple reason. Once they leave school, students have a choice: the majority of them set their sights on large urban centers and companion animal medicine, abandoning the countryside and livestock farming.

"Hardship, lack of profitability and visibility" are the three main factors that are detrimental to the agricultural sector, according to Julien Gobert, a rural veterinarian in...

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