Locke Karriker, DVM, can barely remember the days when he wasn’t involved in some way with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV).
His first involvement in the organization took place in the 1990s when he attended as a student in veterinary school. Over the years he became more and more entrenched in AASV, serving on committees, as a district director and most recently on the executive board. At the 2025 AASV annual meeting in San Francisco, he took over the reins as president.
“Scientific training at the AASV annual meeting is critically important, but what really supersedes all that for me are the relationships and the interaction with other veterinarians,” Karriker says. “At this point in my career, the AASV annual meeting feels a lot like a reunion. I’m happy to have an opportunity to contribute to that and help the association grow and prosper.”
Karriker serves as the Morrill Professor and Director of the Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University. He and his family have lived in Ames, Iowa, for over 20 years now.
Farm Journal’s PORK sat down with Karriker at AASV’s annual meeting to learn a little more about the organization’s new president.
Get to know Dr. Karriker better in Farm Journal’s Pork.
[Source: Farm Journal’s Pork 12 March 2025 by Jennifer Shike]