UF Large Animal Hospital

What UF Large Animal Hospital does

UF Large Animal Hospital is a state-owned academic veterinary teaching hospital operated by the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine within UF Health. Founded in 1994 and located at 2147 Shealy Drive in Gainesville, Florida, it delivers advanced specialty and emergency care to large animal species — primarily horses, but also cattle, alpacas, llamas, goats, and pigs. Services span surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, reproduction, sports medicine and rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, and anesthesiology, delivered by board-certified specialists alongside residents, interns, and veterinary technicians.

The hospital operates as a 24/7 referral and emergency center, accepting cases from across Florida and beyond. It is differentiated by a small number of novel or rare clinical capabilities: a foraminotomy procedure for equine spinal decompression (one of only eight institutions worldwide trained on a technique invented by Dr. Jan-Hein Swagemakers in 2020), standing surgery in the fully equipped Large Animal Surgery suite, and TVEC therapy — the only Florida clinic offering it. It has built strategic training and outreach relationships, including with RIWOspine for endoscopic spine surgery training and with Horses Without Humans for rescue-case care, and maintains clinical-research pipelines through active clinical trials.

The business model is fee-for-service clinical revenue from professional and procedural charges, supplemented by academic funding, residency stipends, and university support. Emergency cases require a 50% deposit at intake. The hospital serves as a clinical teaching platform for the College of Veterinary Medicine, generating economic value through referrals, specialty procedure pricing, sponsored clinical research, and brand association with UF Health rather than through consumer product or SaaS revenue.

Name

UF Large Animal Hospital

Legal name

University of Florida

Website

https://largeanimal.vethospitals.ufl.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UF Large Animal Hospital is a University of Florida academic veterinary teaching hospital in Gainesville, Florida, providing 24/7 emergency and advanced specialty care — including surgery, internal medicine, reproduction, and ophthalmology — to equine and other large animal patients across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Specialty Hospital Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Veterinary Services (54194), Support Activities for Animal Production (1152)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAMABAF

Equine Hospital & Surgical Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Large Animal & Equine Veterinary Services

SECONDARYHLAMACAB

Veterinary Specialty Referral Hospitals (Multi-specialty)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Emergency & Specialty Veterinary Hospitals

SECONDARYAFAEANAG

Veterinary Imaging, Surgery & Specialty Referral Centers

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Animal Health & Veterinary Services

SECONDARYAFAEANAB

Livestock & Farm Animal Veterinary Services

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Animal Health & Veterinary Services

SECONDARYHLAMABAK

Field Services, Mobile Imaging & On-Farm Procedures

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Large Animal & Equine Veterinary Services

SECONDARYAFACADAF

Diagnostics & Laboratory Services (Sampling, Necropsy, Disease Investigation)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Veterinary Services (Farm Animal & Herd Health)

Keywords

• Equine veterinary care
• Large animal hospital
• Veterinary emergency services
• Veterinary specialty surgery
• Equine diagnostic imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Specialty Services: The hospital generates revenue through fees for specialized veterinary services including emergency care, surgery, diagnostics, and specialty consultations. As a university teaching hospital, services are provided by board-certified specialists, residents, interns and supported by highly trained veterinary technicians. No specific pricing is publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UF Large Animal Hospital is a university-based veterinary teaching hospital providing advanced specialty diagnostics, surgery, internal medicine, and 24/7 emergency care for horses, cattle, alpacas, llamas, goats, pigs, and other large farm or food animals. Services are delivered by board-certified specialists, residents, interns, and trained veterinary technicians, and include advanced procedures such as endoscopic foraminotomy, standing temporohyoid joint surgery, transvenous electrical cardioversion, and colic surgery.

Product overview

UF Large Animal Hospital is a veterinary teaching hospital providing advanced specialty care for horses, cattle, alpacas, llamas, goats, pigs, and other large farm or food animals. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of services organized as distinct specialty departments including 24/7 Emergency Care, Surgery (with advanced procedures like endoscopic foraminotomy and colic surgery), Anesthesia & Pain Management, Cardiology (including exclusive transvenous electrical cardioversion), Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Equine Lameness & Imaging, Equine Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ENICU), Food Animal Reproduction and Medicine Service (FARMS), Internal Medicine, Reproduction services, Ophthalmology, and Colic Emergencies. The hospital serves as the clinical teaching environment for the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and operates with board-certified specialists, residents, interns, and trained veterinary technicians. Supporting infrastructure includes an on-site pharmacy, clinical studies program, rVetLink referring veterinarian portal, and diagnostic laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergencies (24/7 Emergency Care)
• Surgery
• Anesthesia & Pain Management
• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Equine Lameness & Imaging
• Equine Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ENICU)
• Food Animal Reproduction and Medicine Service (FARMS)
• Internal Medicine
• Reproduction
• Equine Reproduction Ambulatory Service
• Ophthalmology
• Colic Emergencies
• Pharmacy
• Clinical Studies/Clinical Trials

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced postoperative complications and improved short-term and long-term survival rates for colic surgery patients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RIWOspinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUF Large Animal Hospital partnered with RIWOspine to host a 2-day endoscopic spine surgery course. This comprehensive training program provides veterinarians with the expertise and confidence they need to perform foraminotomies, a life-changing minimally invasive procedure for horses with spinal nerve compression.
• Horses Without HumansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRescue organization that brought Shadow the horse to UF Large Animal Hospital for surgery. The rescue organization fundraised for the surgery and Shadow continues to serve as an ambassador for what is possible in equine veterinary care.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Equine Medical Center of Ocala: Private equine specialty and referral practice in Ocala, FL offering surgery, internal medicine, and reproduction. Regional peer competing for Ocala-area equine caseload.
• Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital: Private equine referral practice in Ocala, FL—the heart of Florida's horse country. Regional peer operating in the same geography with overlapping surgical and reproduction services.

Direct peers

• University of Georgia Large Animal Hospital: Academic large animal referral hospital in the Southeast, with overlapping specialty services and referral catchment. Direct regional academic peer competing for Florida and Georgia equine cases.
• University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) - New Bolton Center: Academic large animal referral hospital with similar teaching-hospital model, broad specialty coverage, and 24/7 emergency services. Direct academic peer institution competing for complex caseload and specialist talent.
• Hagyard Equine Medical Institute: Large private equine referral and specialty hospital in Lexington, KY with surgery, internal medicine, and advanced reproductive services. Competes with UF for high-acuity equine caseload across the Southeast and nationally.
• Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital: Major private equine referral hospital in Lexington, KY offering 24/7 emergency and specialty services including surgery, internal medicine, and reproduction. Closest direct private-equine-hospital peer to UF in terms of caseload complexity and referral model.
• Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital: Academic large animal referral hospital with specialty surgery, internal medicine, and emergency services. Peer academic institution sharing the same teaching-hospital, referral, and research mission.
• UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital - Large Animal Clinic: Academic large animal referral hospital offering comprehensive specialty and emergency services. Direct academic peer with similar teaching-hospital, referral, and clinical research model.
• Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (Virginia Tech): Academic equine referral hospital in Leesburg, VA operated by Virginia Tech. Direct academic peer with specialty surgery, internal medicine, and emergency referral services.
• Texas A&M Large Animal Hospital: Veterinary teaching hospital at Texas A&M providing specialty and emergency care for horses and food animals. Direct academic peer with similar multi-specialty referral structure and clinical training mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ufvetmed
• Facebookfacebook.com/UFvetmed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uf-large-animal-hospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/vetmedflorida

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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