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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 7078403" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>The reality is that the kind of call-out fees being discussed here are probably too low. The large animal side is becoming less and less attractive to new grads and a lot of practices can't make it stack up. I wouldn't want to be a farm vet in the wilds of the hills where you are surrounded by sheep and beef because ultimately there is little money to be made vetting for that kind of farm, you would need to cover a huge geographical area to make it pay. Dairy farms are where the bulk of their technical skill is valuable and in much demand. Other vets I know in other parts of the country to do small animal and horse work to make it worthwhile.</p><p></p><p>The Noel 'supervet effect' is drawing more young people toward the small animal side but in reality the majority of that work is very routine and you would make referrals to elsewhere for many serious procedures.</p><p></p><p>Call outs based on distance strike me as being a pain to work out, I'd sooner do a flat rate average fee for the area. Don't be surprised if the initial call out fee is stiff for less obvious reasons mind.</p><p></p><p>The cost of attending vet school is going to be around 50K just in tuition fees, that's before you have paid a single month's rent anywhere, fed yourself or put fuel in a car. Shall we have a forum quiz on what new grad farm vets are likely to be paid in salary for the first few years of their careers? And we wonder why so many of them get the 5-7 year itch and give it all up by the time they are 30 or so?</p><p></p><p>I've been out to farms in the dead of night with my wife to assist her and there is no way you would get me to do it. It's a different world altogether compared to working as a doctor and the learning curve for young people doing it is insane.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 7078403, member: 54866"] The reality is that the kind of call-out fees being discussed here are probably too low. The large animal side is becoming less and less attractive to new grads and a lot of practices can't make it stack up. I wouldn't want to be a farm vet in the wilds of the hills where you are surrounded by sheep and beef because ultimately there is little money to be made vetting for that kind of farm, you would need to cover a huge geographical area to make it pay. Dairy farms are where the bulk of their technical skill is valuable and in much demand. Other vets I know in other parts of the country to do small animal and horse work to make it worthwhile. The Noel 'supervet effect' is drawing more young people toward the small animal side but in reality the majority of that work is very routine and you would make referrals to elsewhere for many serious procedures. Call outs based on distance strike me as being a pain to work out, I'd sooner do a flat rate average fee for the area. Don't be surprised if the initial call out fee is stiff for less obvious reasons mind. The cost of attending vet school is going to be around 50K just in tuition fees, that's before you have paid a single month's rent anywhere, fed yourself or put fuel in a car. Shall we have a forum quiz on what new grad farm vets are likely to be paid in salary for the first few years of their careers? And we wonder why so many of them get the 5-7 year itch and give it all up by the time they are 30 or so? I've been out to farms in the dead of night with my wife to assist her and there is no way you would get me to do it. It's a different world altogether compared to working as a doctor and the learning curve for young people doing it is insane. [/QUOTE]
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