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Veterinary practitioners’ working situation is both challenging and changing. They have higher levels of work‐related stress and suicide risk than the general population. The proportion of women is increasing, and in Germany especially women and employed veterinarians are reported to be less satisfied than comparable subgroups of the general population. In this study we identified key factors associated with work and life satisfaction among veterinary practitioners in Germany.

Questionnaire‐based cross‐sectional survey.

All veterinary practitioners registered in Germany in 2016.

There were 2549 respondents, of whom 1930 met the inclusion criteria for further analysis. They had a median age of 37 and the majority of respondents were women (79.3 per cent). Almost two‐thirds (63.8 per cent) worked as employed veterinarian.

Importance of different …