The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 55th AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial companies to make brief presentations of a technical, educational nature to members of the AASV. The conference will be held February 24-27, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.
The oral sessions consist of a series of 15-minute presentations scheduled from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, February 25. A poster session takes place the same day. Poster authors will be required to be stationed with their poster from noon until 1:00 pm, and the posters will remain on display throughout the afternoon and the following day for viewing.
SUBMISSION PREREQUISITE: All companies submitting topics for presentation during the Industrial Partners sessions must register to participate in the AASV Technical Tables Exhibit before September 29.
SUBMISSION LIMIT: Restricted program space necessitates a limit on the number of presentations per company. Companies that are a member of the Journal of Swine Health & Production (JSHAP) Industry Support Council and sponsor the AASV e-Letter may submit 3 topics for oral presentation. Companies that are either a member of the JSHAP Industry Support Council or sponsor the AASV e-Letter may submit up to 2 topics. All other companies may submit 1 topic for oral presentation. In addition, every company may submit 1 topic for poster presentation, but the topic must not duplicate the oral presentation. All topics must represent information not previously presented at the AASV Annual Meeting or published in the meeting proceedings.
To participate, send the following information to aasv@aasv.org by September 29, 2023:
1) Company name 2) Presentation title 3) Brief description of the presentation content 4) Presenter name (one only) and contact details (mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address) 5) Whether the submission is intended for oral or poster presentation
Receipt of submissions will be confirmed by email. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance by October 16 and must submit a paper by November 15 for publication in the meeting proceedings. Failure to submit the paper in a timely manner will jeopardize the company’s future participation in these sessions.
The presenting author is required to register for and attend the meeting in-person to make the presentation. Recorded or virtual presentations will not be accepted unless the meeting converts to an entirely virtual event.
Presenters may register for the meeting either as a Tech Table representative or as an individual registrant (nonmember oral and poster presenters are eligible to register at the AASV regular member rate). The AASV does not provide a speaking stipend or travel reimbursement to Industrial Partners presenters.
Call for abstracts - Research Topics
Plans are underway for the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians to take place February 24-27, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.
As part of the meeting, there will be a session highlighting research projects related to swine health and production (virology, bacteriology, parasitology, environment, food safety, odor, welfare, etc). Abstracts are now being accepted for consideration for presentation during the Research Topics session, which will be held Sunday, February 25.
Those interested in making a 15-minute oral presentation of previously unpublished, applied research must submit 2 copies of a one-sided, one-page abstract. One copy should contain the abstract title but must omit the authors’ names and affiliations for review purposes. Use 1-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font. Tables and figures may be included but must fit on the page with the text. The submitted abstracts will be used for review purposes only.
Submit abstracts to aasv@aasv.org no later than August 15, 2023. Provide the presenting author’s name, mailing address, phone number, and email address within the email message accompanying each submission.
Abstracts not selected for oral presentation will be considered for poster presentation. All submitting authors will be notified of the selection results in September. Authors of abstracts selected for oral or poster presentation must provide a paper formatted for publication in the conference proceedings by November 15, 2023.
PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the Research Topics oral and poster session is at the presenter’s expense. No speaking stipend or travel expense reimbursement is paid by the AASV. The presenting author is required to register for and attend the meeting in person to make the presentation. Recorded or virtual presentations will not be accepted unless the meeting converts to an entirely virtual event.
It is not necessary to be an AASV member to submit an abstract for consideration or participate if selected. Nonmember participants may register for the meeting at the AASV regular member rate. Qualifying full-time graduate students must join AASV if they wish to register at the graduate student member rate.
AASV Board of Directors, committee leaders meet
The AASV Board of Directors met with committee leaders on April 26, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Committee leaders described committee activities and projects and presented requests to the directors.
The AASV Board of Directors met the following day to conduct official business. The board took several actions during the business section of their meeting which included:
MANRRS conference - At the request of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, the board approved deferring to 2024 the previously approved funding of up to $5000 for exhibit, registration, and travel for 2 AASV members to participate in the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) conference.
Member demographics - The board voted to begin collecting demographic information, including gender, race, ethnicity, and birth year, during annual dues renewal. Any sharing of demographic information will require Executive Committee approval.
Swine veterinarian attrition survey - Acting upon a request from the Early Career Committee, the board approved spending up to $8000 to hire the ISU Center for Survey Statistics & Methodology-Survey Research Services to conduct 8 to 25 exit interviews of former swine veterinarians to provide insight on reasons and circumstances surrounding early-career swine veterinarian attrition.
Hearing screening - The board approved a motion from the Human Health, Safety, and Well-being Committee to provide hearing screening to AASV members at the 2024 AASV Annual Meeting at no cost to the association or its members. Additionally, the board voted to provide a complimentary Tech Table and one registration for a representative from AgriSafe to participate in the 2024 AASV Annual Meeting.
Whole genome sequencing fact sheets - The board granted the PRRS Task Force’s request for $4500 to prepare 2 fact sheets on whole genome sequencing.
Swine Medicine Talks - The board approved the Student Engagement Committee’s motion for $2500 to fund the Swine Medicine Talks in 2023-24.
Student delegate expenses - The board approved a motion that AASV reimburse travel and lodging expenses for the AASV Student Delegate and Alternate Student Delegate to attend the AASV Annual Meeting.
Swine medicine education manuscript - The board voted to approve the Collegiate Activities Committee’s manuscript for publication in JAVMA, and to fund the $1200 fee to provide open access to the published manuscript. The manuscript reports the results of the committee’s survey on swine medicine education.
International withdrawal database - The board passed a motion to endorse and support creation and maintenance of a swine-specific international withdrawal database to protect pork access to major export markets through evidence-based withdrawal intervals for commonly used drugs. To include (but not limited to) administration of funds, organization of advisory board, and potential financial investment upon board approval.
Standardized outbreak investigation instrument - The board approved a motion from the PRRS Task Force to endorse a standardized outbreak investigation instrument.
Committee mission and name changes
PRRS Task Force name and mission change - The board passed a motion to change the PRRS Task Force to the PRRS Committee and approved a revised mission statement, available at aasv.org/members/only/committee/PRRSCommittee.php.
Boar Stud Committee mission change - The board approved revising the committee’s mission statement to include mention of boar welfare and human safety. See aasv.org/members/only/committee/BoarStud.php.
Position Statements
AASV position statements undergo review every 3 years on a rotating basis. See aasv.org/aasv/positions for all current positions.
Stop Movement Situations - The board voted to sunset the AASV positions on Pig Welfare During Stop Movement Situations and Strategies for Responding to Processing Disruption Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and replace them with the combined statement, Stop Movement Situations.
Federal Funding for Swine Disease Research - The board reaffirmed this position.
Premises Registration - The board reaffirmed this position. It is expected that the Transboundary and Emerging Diseases Committee will proceed with plans to prepare a new statement on comprehensive traceability.
Maximum Residue Limits - The board approved the Pharmaceutical Committee’s motion to revise the previous position on maximum residue limits to AASV Recommendations to Meet Requirements and Prevent Violative Residues in US Pork and Pork Products.
Telemedicine - The board approved a new position on Telemedicine.
AASV members can read complete AASV Board of Directors and Executive Committee meeting minutes at aasv.org/aasv/board.
Interested in joining a committee? Contact the AASV office by email, aasv@aasv.org, or phone, 515-465-5255.
Call for papers – AASV 2024 Student Seminar and veterinary student scholarships
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians announces an opportunity for veterinary students to make a scientific presentation at the AASV Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, February 25, 2024. Interested students are invited to submit a one-page abstract of a research paper, clinical case study, or literature review for consideration. The submitting student must be a current (2023-24) student member of the AASV at the time of submission and must not have graduated from veterinary school prior to February 25, 2024. Submissions are limited to 1 abstract per student.
Abstracts and supporting infor- mation must be submitted online at cmt3.research.microsoft.com/AASV2024. Submissions must be completed before 11:59 pm Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 (firm deadline). Late submissions will not be considered.
Students will receive an email confirmation of their submission. If they do not receive the confirmation email, they must contact Dr Andrew Bowman (bowman.214@osu.edu) by Friday, September 15, 2023 with supporting evidence that the submission was made in time; otherwise the abstract will not be considered for judging.
The abstracts will be reviewed by an unbiased, professional panel consisting of private practitioners, academicians, and industry veterinarians. Fifteen abstracts will be selected for oral presentation in the Student Seminar at the AASV Annual Meeting. Students will be notified of the review results by October 16, 2023, and those selected to participate will be expected to provide the complete paper or abstract, reformatted for publication in the conference proceedings, by November 15, 2023.
Student Seminar
Student participants will receive presentation awards and compete for scholarships awarded through the AASV Foundation. The oral presentations will be judged to determine the scholarship amount. The Zoetis Foundation has provided a $26,250 grant to the AASV Foundation to support awards and the top student presenter scholarship. This includes a $750 award for the student presenter of each paper selected for oral presentation at the meeting. Through the Zoetis Foundation’s grant, the AASV Foundation will also award a $5,000 scholarship to the student whose project and oral presentation are judged best overall.
Elanco Animal Health provides $20,000 in additional funding, enabling the AASV Foundation to award scholarships of $2500 each for 2nd through 5th place, $1500 each for 6th through 10th place, and $500 each for 11th through 15th place.
Student Poster Session
Abstracts that are not selected for oral presentation in the Student Seminar will be considered for presentation in a poster session at the Annual Meeting. Those who participate in the poster session will receive a $500 presentation stipend funded by the AASV Foundation through a grant from the Zoetis Foundation and additional support from AASV. All students selected to make a poster presentation will be expected to supply a brief paper, formatted for publication in the conference proceedings, by November 15. The guidelines for preparing posters for the display are available at aasv.org/annmtg/2024/posters.php.
Veterinary Student Poster Competition
The presenters of the top 15 poster abstracts compete for scholarship awards ranging from $200 to $500 in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition, sponsored by United Animal Health. See aasv.org/annmtg/2024/postercomp for poster judging details.
In all cases, the student presenter is required to attend the meeting in person to make the presentation. Recorded or virtual presentations will not be accepted unless the meeting converts to an entirely virtual event.
Complete information for preparing and submitting abstracts is available at aasv.org/annmtg/2024/studentseminar. The rules for submission should be followed carefully. For more information, contact the AASV office by phone, 515-465-5255, or email, aasv@aasv.org.
Resource reminder: Resource Directory for early-career veterinarians
The Early Career Committee compiled a list of veterinarians and others who may be able to offer expertise, knowledge, or serve as a resource for early-career veterinarians should they have questions about a specific topic. Example topics include diseases, diagnostics, ventilation, finances, and leadership.
This resource directory is available to all AASV members at aasv.org/members/only/ecc/resources.pdf. Contact information for AASV members can be found in the AASV Member Directory at aasv.org/directory.