Animal health in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts

Animal health is a primary concern among veterinarians, doctors, and public health experts around the world as the health of animals is closely connected to that of humans. This approach of interconnectedness between human health, animal health, and environmental health is known as One Health and has gained popularity in recent years. It aims to combine multiple health authorities in environmental, animal, and human health sectors to combat the spread of communicable diseases between and among species. Common illnesses transmitted between species include swine flu (H1N1), anthrax, and West Nile virus, to name a few. With around 91.9 million cattle in the U.S. as of 2022, and almost 72.2 million pigs, the danger of zoonotic diseases transmitting to humans remains a risk.

Equine infectious anemia

Other diseases are known to just affect animals only. Equine infectious anemia is one such virus. This particular virus causes high fever, anemia and weakness. Long-term effects of the disease in horses can result in sudden death and chronic fatigue. At this time, there have been no reported cases of equine infectious anemia in humans and the risk to human health is low. However, the impact to a herd of horses can be devastating as it requires lifelong quarantine of infected horses, should they survive. Over time the number of cases of equine infectious anemia have reduced significantly in the United States.

Zoetis

There currently exists a stable and growing market to effectively deal with and respond to animal health threats. There are several big-name pharmaceutical companies that are targeting animal health through their products. As of 2020, Zoetis was the top-ranked animal health pharmaceutical company based on market share. Zoetis develops, markets, and sells products related to eight species of companion and food animals. Their products are currently available globally, though the United States remains their largest regional market. Among animal species that Zoetis develops products for, companion animals are now their largest sector.

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim is the second top animal health company globally based on market share. They are a pharmaceutical company devoted to not only animal health, but human health products as well. Their animal health sector provides preventative medicine, pharmaceuticals, parasiticides and chronic disease management therapies, to name a few. As of 2022, their top animal health product was Nexgard, an oral flea and tick medication.

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Total number of hogs and pigs in the U.S.: 72.7m

Total number of cattle and calves in the U.S.: 92.08m

Percentage of U.S. households with a pet: 66%

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Zoetis

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Boehringer Ingelheim

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