diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vet.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vet.java
index 7a70155c3ea..a3299b30096 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/vet/Vet.java
@@ -19,12 +19,9 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import org.springframework.beans.support.MutableSortDefinition;
+import java.util.Set;import org.springframework.beans.support.MutableSortDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.support.PropertyComparator;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.model.Person;
-
 import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
 import jakarta.persistence.FetchType;
 import jakarta.persistence.JoinColumn;
@@ -32,6 +29,7 @@
 import jakarta.persistence.ManyToMany;
 import jakarta.persistence.Table;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.BatchSize;
 
 /**
  * Simple JavaBean domain object representing a veterinarian.
@@ -45,12 +43,11 @@
 @Table(name = "vets")
 public class Vet extends Person {
 
-	@ManyToMany(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
+	@BatchSize(size = 10)
+	@ManyToMany(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
 	@JoinTable(name = "vet_specialties", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "vet_id"),
 			inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "specialty_id"))
-	private Set<Specialty> specialties;
-
-	protected Set<Specialty> getSpecialtiesInternal() {
+	private Set<Specialty> specialties;protected Set<Specialty> getSpecialtiesInternal() {
 		if (this.specialties == null) {
 			this.specialties = new HashSet<>();
 		}
@@ -76,4 +73,4 @@ public void addSpecialty(Specialty specialty) {
 		getSpecialtiesInternal().add(specialty);
 	}
 
-}
+}
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