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The provincial government is cutting New Brunswick’s veterinary field service, which many farmers and animal owners consider vital, and moving it to the private sector.
Farmers, veterinarian don’t think switch to private service will work in N.B.
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 18, 2026 4:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago
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Cindy Howe, right, is a dairy farmer in Burton who is worried about the future without New Brunswick’s veterinary field service. The province announced on Tuesday the provincial veterinary field service will be phased out over a three-year span. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
The provincial government is cutting New Brunswick’s veterinary field service, which many farmers and animal owners consider vital, and moving it to the private sector.
According to a provincial budget memo released Tuesday, the public veterinary service will end by March 31, 2027, equine services will end Dec. 31, 2026, and laboratory services will end on or before March 31, 2028.
Cindy Howe, a dairy farmer in Burton, couldn’t imagine life on her farm without the work of large-animal veterinarians in the province.
“I never thought that something like that would be on the radar because it’s essential for our livestock,
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