Introduction

The force of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)is foreign to no one, especially when everything humanly possible let alone impossible is being achieved through Artificial Intelligence. From self-driving cars to smart virtual assistants, A.I. is becoming a part of our lives. 

Especially as the world underwent a pandemic, even industries no one thought would have gone through major transformations and adapted tech at an otherwise exponentially slower pace. 

One amongst such industries is the Veterinary industry. The size of the global veterinary healthcare market is expected to value USD 49.6 billion by 2026. With humans’ growing love for pets, what also keeps growing is the demand within this industry. This is why key players are coming up with innovations to meet the demand and advance the ways the world deals with animal health.

But before we dive into how Artificial Intelligence is contributing to and transforming the healthcare industry, let’s understand what Artificial Intelligence is:

What is Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence refers to the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior. This is not to be confused with Machine Learning, which is a subset of A.I. and refers to the ability of a computer to learn and improve the performance of a task over time without the need for explicit programming.

How A.I. is Revolutionising Healthcare

Healthcare has always been expensive and inaccessible to a lot of patients. Not to mention the inefficient systems and symptoms being misdiagnosed. Artificial intelligence is changing this for the better.

The use of A.I. in healthcare is proving extremely beneficial to both patients and doctors. While patients can use virtual assistance and save themselves an unnecessary visit to the hospital, doctors can maintain huge databases of a patient’s medical history and use them to accurately diagnose a patient’s conditions. That’s not all, several companies are using machine learning algorithms to analyze tissue samples and make more informed diagnoses. 

Other than this A.I. has contributed to analyzing gaps in a patient’s treatment, personalizing health guidance, safeguarding private records against cybercriminals, patient monitoring, drug development, bringing healthcare to underdeveloped nations, and even robotic surgery.

Use of A.I. in the Veterinary Industry

The same way it changed the human health care industry, artificial intelligence is also revolutionizing the way veterinary care is delivered. It's not just about the medical treatment of the pets, it's about the preventive measures that are being taken.

Here are a few ways A.I. is being used to enhance animal healthcare:

1. Diagnostics: With the help of A.I., diseases can automatically be diagnosed through analysis of past data. Thus making animal care faster, cheaper, and easier.
2. Clinical Decision-Making Programs: A.I. is used in such programs to recognize patterns of medical complications and create an extensive database of a patient’s medical history.
3. Drug Discovery: A.I.-centred programs use the ability to process data that is too complex for humans and help create personalized medication.

A.I. has evolved greatly and will keep contributing to the industry through various advancements. It has even made it possible to diagnose Addison’s disease, and otherwise hard to recognize the disease, with 99% accuracy. Companies are leveraging this tech to build tools to support animal healthcare.

Conclusion:

We hope you enjoyed this article on how artificial intelligence is changing the veterinary industry. Most of us have pets, and the veterinary industry is a vital component of modern pet care. With new advances in technology, it is safe to say that the future looks bright for the veterinary industry and the animals that depend on us.