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February 26, 2026Next Sustainability0 citationsOpen Access

Environmental Footprint of Veterinary Practice and Sustainable Solutions

Environmental footprint of veterinary practice: Challenges and sustainable solutions

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AVAmit Kumar VermaDMDeepak ModiASArbind Singh

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This review assesses environmental pollution in veterinary practice, suggesting integrated sustainability strategies.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the environmental impact of veterinary practices and propose sustainable solutions.
  • Synthesis of evidence from 2015 to 2025 on veterinary environmental challenges.
  • Assessment of pharmaceuticals, greenhouse gas emissions, waste generation, and resource consumption.
  • Application of the Avoid–Optimise–Substitute–Compensate (AOSC) model and the One Health framework.
  • Significant contributions to biodiversity loss and aquatic toxicity from certain pharmaceuticals.
  • Inhalational anaesthetics have global warming potentials much higher than carbon dioxide.
  • Successful case studies show measurable emission reductions and cost savings through greener practices.
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Verma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe36b95ddcd3a253e74cbhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxsust.2026.100274
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