The recent announcement of a proposed Texas Tech veterinary school in the Texas Panhandle has split interested parties into two camps. But there’s one thing they can all agree on: The area could use more veterinarians who specialize in large animals. West Texas clearly has a need for more vets for feed animals. But economics have make it difficult to attract large animal veterinarians to rural communities,reports Amarillo.com.
The Lone Star State is 45th in the number of active veterinarians per capita. Meanwhile, Texas has more head of cattle than any other state in the country.
Add to that the fact that Texas also three times more horses than the other nine most populous states combined, and you begin to get a sense of the need.