Ethics: What’s Really in a Sales Radiographic Report?

By Caleb J. Harms, DVM

Highlights:

Shifting the radiographic burden from buyers to consignors has created ethical conflicts for veterinarians.

Acquiescing to consignors’ desire for watered-down reports has contributed to a buyer-beware environment.

Veterinarians should represent radiographic findingsaccurately, even if it makes a horse more difficult to sell.