Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year

Given annually to a swine veterinarian who is an AASV member, 5 years or less post-graduation, who has demonstrated the ideals of exemplary service and proficiency early in his/ her career.

The 2011 Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year Award was presented to Dr Marlin Hoogland.

“I am very honored and humbled to receive this award,” remarked Dr. Hoogland. “God has richly blessed me with a wonderful and fulfilling career in swine veterinary medicine.”
Dr. Hoogland is a graduate of Iowa State University, where he received both his DVM and a master’s degree in Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine in 2005. He is currently a practitioner with Murphy-Brown’s Western Operations headquartered in Algona, Iowa. He is an integral part of a production management team responsible for producing 3 million market hogs per year. Dr. Hoogland also serves as a member of the company’s in-house research team, where he is accountable to provide production and technical input into research project design, analyses, and implementation planning.

Dr. Hoogland is a 2009 graduate of the University of Illinois’ Executive Veterinary Program. Dr. Hoogland presented at the 2008 AASV meeting in San Diego on “Managing high mortality” and again in the 2010 AASV meeting in Omaha on “Managing respiratory disease in nursery and wean-to-finish.” He currently serves on the AASV’s Advanced Techniques Conference Committee.

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