Provision of healthcare by veterinarians consists of a blend of activities ensuring welfare for animals. It also contributes in the control of infectious diseases, and food safety. In general practices, most of the activities generate incomes for veterinarians, notably acts (consultations, surgery, etc.) and sales (drugs, pet food, etc.). Increased size of veterinary practices and the arrival corporate companies modifies the veterinary landscape in many countries. In a context of rapid growth of the companion animal health market, the question of the profitability of veterinary activities is relevant. Indeed, beyond a certain threshold, veterinarians may be tempted to leave behind food-producing animals acts and focus on companion animal’s acts, which are generally recognized to be more profitable and more attractive for new generations of veterinarians. A survey was conducted in French veterinary mixed practices, and a regression analysis was used to quantify the relationships between the turnover and the characteristics of veterinary practices, the time to perform veterinary acts and the characteristics of veterinarians. We found that the characteristics of veterinary practices are positively associated with the turnover and the price of acts, and an association between the status of veterinarians (associate, collaborator, employee) and the time required to perform companion animals and food producing animal’s acts. The present study is the first study showing the association between the characteristics of veterinary practices and the turnover, by investigating the price of veterinary acts and the time required.

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法国兽医实践的特征及其收入与兽医的时间使用之间的关联

兽医提供的医疗保健包括确保动物福利的各种活动。它还有助于控制传染病和食品安全。通常，大多数活动为兽医创造收入，尤其是行为（咨询，手术等）和销售（药品，宠物食品等）。越来越多的兽医业务活动以及到来的公司业务改变了许多国家的兽医行业格局。在伴侣动物保健市场迅速增长的背景下，兽医活动的盈利能力问题是相关的。确实，超出一定的门槛，兽医可能会倾向于抛弃食用动物的行为，而将注意力集中在伴侣动物的行为上，对于新一代的兽医来说，这被普遍认为是利润更高，更具吸引力的。在法国兽医混合做法中进行了一项调查，并使用了回归分析来量化营业额与兽医做法的特征，执行兽医行为的时间和兽医的特征之间的关系。我们发现，兽医做法的特征与营业额和行为价格成正比，并且与兽医（同伙，合作者，雇员）的地位和进行陪伴动物和产食动物的行为所需的时间之间存在正相关。本研究是第一项显示兽医实践特征与周转率之间关系的研究，