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Good leadership is necessary for the success of every company. The health care industry, including the veterinary sector, has been increasingly acknowledging the importance of an appropriate leadership, and the attention towards leadership theories in this field has steadily increased in the literature through the past one and a half decade. However, a consensus on what effective leadership is and on how it can contribute to the veterinary health sector is still lacking. This review aims to describe the most prominent leadership theories as well as leadership styles, as they may apply to the veterinary health care sector and to discuss transformational leadership in routine and crisis situation in the human and veterinary health care industry.