Dr. John M. Davidson was raised in south Texas and received his undergraduate and DVM degrees from Texas A&M University. He holds veterinary licenses in Texas and New Mexico. He practiced in rural south-central Texas where he was owner/partner of a 4-veterinarian mixed-animal practice. In 2007, Dr. Davidson joined the faculty at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences where he served as an ambulatory clinician and extension veterinarian until accepting an industry position in 2011.
Most recently, Dr. Davidson served as the Senior Associate Director for Beef Cattle Professional Services with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health where he received Boehringer’s Global Excellence Award for management in 2019. Dr. Davidson is currently the Director of Business Development for Heritage Veterinary Partners. His professional interests are reproductive and respiratory diseases in beef cattle, rural practice sustainability, and the recruitment and retention of future bovine practitioners. He completed the Beef Cattle Production Management Series at the Great Plains Veterinary Education Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. Dr. Davidson was the 51st President of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) and the recipient of the Zoetis AABP Distinguished Service Award in 2016. He has served as the Beef Cattle Regent for the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP).
Dr. Davidson is an active supporter of youth in agriculture and mentor to current and aspiring veterinary medical students. Since 2007, he has served as veterinarian for Rodeo Austin. He is also a member of the AVMA, AVC, SFT, TVMA (lifetime), TSCRA and NCBA. In his free time, Dr. Davidson builds custom hunting rifles (Southpaw Precision LLC), and enjoys watching Fightin’ Texas Aggie football & baseball.