Committee on Increasing Veterinary Involvement in Biomedical Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies 
National Need and Priorities for Veterinarians in Biomedical Research [PDF ebook] 

The report identified various factors which contributed to creating an unfulfilled need for veterinarians in the biomedical research workforce, including an increase in the number of NIH grants utilizing animals and the burgeoning use of transgenic rodents, without a comparable change in the supply of appropriately-trained veterinarians. The committee developed strategies for recruiting more veterinarians into careers in biomedical research.