title: Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the demand for veterinarians and animal health technologists in western Canada.
abstract: A manpower survey of veterinary practices in western Canada found that there were potentially 314 full-time equivalent veterinary vacancies. However, only 8% of the respondents were in urgent need of another veterinarian. The results underscore that hiring intentions are best viewed as a continuum and not as a simple dichotomous variable: "Looking to hire? (Yes/No)".
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada. murray.jelinski@usask.ca
authors.forename: Murray D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Jelinski
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Leigh B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Rosengren
mesh_terms: D017750:Animal Technicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002170:Canada; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018634:Veterinarians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload