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Dr. Hans Coetzee Awarded the 2025 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences 

Dr. Hans Coetzee Awarded the 2025 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences  Pain management is a critical component of ensuring animal welfare in livestock production systems. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is awarding Dr. Hans Coetzee of Kansas State University the 2025 NAS Prize in Food & Agriculture Sciences for his groundbreaking research on safe and cost-effective pain management practices […]

JSHAP Online Ahead of Print: Hematological parameters of pigs in different housing systems in Slovenia

JSHAP Online Ahead of Print: Hematological parameters of pigs in different housing systems in Slovenia Objectives: Establish blood reference values and evaluate the influence of age on the hematological profile of indigenous Slovenian Krškopolje pigs and compare these values with conventionally farmed pigs. Materials and methods: Blood samples were taken from 57 grower and 36 finisher Krškopolje […]

Abstract: Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella species on U.S. swine sites as part of the NAHMS 2021 swine enteric study

Abstract: Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella species on U.S. swine sites as part of the NAHMS 2021 swine enteric study Salmonella species are an important cause of systemic and gastrointestinal disease in animals and humans worldwide; they are also increasingly resistant to multiple classes of antimicrobials which may aid in their treatment and control. Salmonella […]

For Comment: AVMA Depopulation Guidelines, Due Jan 30

Proposed updates to the AVMA Guidelines for the Depopulation of Animals are available for review and commenting by AVMA members. Comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on January 30, 2025. Draft AVMA Depopulation Guidelines (AVMA login required.) The AASV Pig Welfare Committee has reviewed the updates and is drafting comments. These will […]

AASV Members – Sign Up for Speed Networking at the Annual Meeting

AASV members, would you like to meet the “up and coming” generation of swine veterinarians? Don’t miss the opportunity to network with veterinary students at the AASV Annual Meeting in San Francisco! The AASV Student Engagement Committee is once again coordinating this efficient networking activity for veterinarians and veterinary students. This event is essentially a […]