AABP has 13 districts covering the United States and Canada, but welcomes membership by veterinarians and veterinary students worldwide.
[1] It was founded by Dr. Lyle Baker, a veterinarian and faculty member at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
[2] The organization includes in its mission the provision of continuing education to promote the welfare of cattle, the economic success of livestock owners, awareness of issues critical to food animal industries, and career opportunities for veterinarians practicing bovine medicine.
[3] The organization is considered a critical player in the development of U.S. government livestock health policies through its publication of research, its testimony before Congress and executive branch regulatory agencies, and its members' lobbying.
[6] The report's conclusions were in stark contrast to those of most American veterinary schools (many of which increased class size, in part, to meet this shortage) and of the American Veterinary Medical Association (which sponsored in 2011 the Veterinarian Services Investment Act [H.R.3519], federal legislation which would establish a federal grant program to support veterinarians in rural practice).