Veterinary Ultrasound Devices Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Market Overview

The veterinary ultrasound devices market is poised to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% over the forecast period.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant influence on total veterinary healthcare, owing mostly to restrictions on non-essential operations or hospital visits. The pandemic resulted in delayed or canceled pet care in several nations, causing some veterinarians to be concerned about pet health. However, veterinarians are attempting to combat this by implementing strict COVID-19 safety measures in their clinics and vastly expanding the use of telemedicine for their patients. The pandemic encouraged pet ownership in several nations, resulting in more animal health care, which raised the demand for veterinary ultrasound imaging. For instance, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) reported in May 2021 that nearly one in every five households had acquired a cat or dog since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis. Adoptions like these during the pandemic enhanced the focus on pet health. As a result, it aided the growth of the veterinary ultrasound imaging market.

The market is primarily driven by increasing in pet adoption and rising in animal expenditures coupled with the rising in the adoption of diagnostics imaging for various diseases. According to the Pet Food Manufacturers Association, as of 2021, 3.2 million households in the United Kingdom had acquired a pet since the outbreak began. In the United Kingdom, there are currently 34 million pets, including 12 million cats, 12 million dogs, 3.2 million small mammals such as guinea pigs and hamsters, 3 million birds, and 1.5 million reptiles. According to a report by the American Veterinary Medical Association on the annual spending on pets in the United States, updated in March 2020, the annual sales of pet products and services in the United States reached around USD 100 billion in 2019. As per the same source, around USD 36.9 billion has been spent on pet food and treats, around USD 23.9 billion was spent on veterinary care and product sales, and around USD 19.2 billion was spent on supplies, live animals, and over-the-counter medicines. Thus, an increase in pet adoption with rising in veterinary spending is expected to boost the market growth over the forecast period.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service article about National Veterinary Services Laboratories Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL) updated in June 2021, several infectious foreign animal disease (FAD) agents are studied in the facility located in New York. The Diagnostics Services section of the FADDL can diagnose more than thirty exotic animal diseases (including Foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever, African swine fever, and other diseases listed by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), and can perform thousands of diagnostic tests each year, looking for the presence of FAD agents. The increase in the diagnostics of animal diseases in the region is expected to propel the growth of the studied market.

Thus, the above-mentioned factors are expected to boost the market growth, However, lack of skilled personnel and high cost of devices restrain the market growth over the forecast period.

Scope of the Report

Veterinary ultrasound devices use ultrasonic sound waves in the frequency range of 1.5–15 megahertz (MHz) to create images of internal body structures, based on the pattern of echoes reflected from the targeted organs and tissues. The Veterinary Ultrasound Devices Market is segmented by Product (Hand-held (Portable) Ultrasound Scanner and Cart-based Ultrasound Scanner), Animal Type (Small Animals and Large Animals), and Geography (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle-East and Africa, and South America). The market report also covers the estimated market sizes and trends for 17 different countries across major regions globally. The report offers the value (in USD million) for the above segments.

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Key Market Trends

Small Animals Segment is Expected to Witness a Healthy CAGR over the Forecast Period

The animals considered under the small animals sub-segment include rabbits, cats, dogs, birds, chickens, ducks, and guinea pigs, among others.​ Every year, the population of these animals is increasing gradually, along with the diseases associated with them.​​ Additionally, according to the annual report of the European Pet Food Industry Association (FEDIAF) for 2020, dogs and cats are the major pets adopted in Europe. Moreover, an estimated 85 million European households own at least one pet animal. Thus, the growing population of small animals is expected to boost market growth over the forecast period.

Furthermore, technological advancements are resulting in the development of more precise and efficient ultrasound systems, and key players in the veterinary ultrasound devices market are constantly improving their technologies and launching new and advanced ultrasound devices over time, which is expected to drive growth. For instance, in October 2021, Butterfly Network Inc. launched its latest handheld ultrasound scanner called Butterfly iQ+ Vet, which is a second-generation device and brings sharper imaging, a new procedural guidance tool, and hardware improvements that make the solution more powerful, versatile, and easy-to-use.​

Hence, with the rising focus on animal health and technological advancements in veterinary imaging diagnosis, the small animals sub-segment is expected to grow significantly.

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