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August 23, 2019 — AASV Staff [FAD]
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) National Training and Exercise Program (NTEP) is sponsoring a series...
August 21, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
It's time to reserve lodging for the 2020 AASV Annual Meeting in Atlanta! The AASV room block at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta is now open for reservations. Single and double rooms are available for $189...
August 21, 2019 — [Conf.]
Purpose/Objective: The discussion for this webinar will center on the global African Swine Fever situation and the critical biosecurity and hygiene concerns in depopulation and disposal, and truck...
August 21, 2019 — [Welfare]
The AVMA is in the process of updating its AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasis of Animals. This guidance represents best practices in humanely ending animals' lives when necessary. Recent advances...
August 21, 2019 — [Conf.]
Iowa State University, Kansas State University, and Purdue University are hosting the International Conference on Pig Survivability October 28-29, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska. The objective of the...
August 21, 2019 — [An.H.]
Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease that primarily affects horses and cattle, but can also affect swine, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, and rarely humans. Since the start of the outbreak on June...
August 21, 2019 — [Pharm.]
As part of an initiative to support antibiotic stewardship in the US swine industry, we invite AASV members to participate in a survey on antibiotic use practices in the US swine industry. With...
August 21, 2019 — [Nutr.]
The amount of calcium in pig diets must be calculated precisely. Too much can decrease phosphorus digestibility and feed intake, leading to lower weight gain in pigs. [Source:
August 21, 2019 — [OP-ED]
Long time AASV member Dr. Gregg BeVier has just published a new paperback, Prescriptive Thoughts for an Enriched Life. I just finished reading it last night. It is a short read, but it is very...
August 21, 2019 — [Abs.]
African swine fever (ASF) was first described in 1921 as a highly fatal and contagious disease which caused severe outbreaks among settlers' pigs in British East Africa. Since then the disease has...
August 21, 2019 — [Abs.]
Painful processing procedures in piglets such as tail docking, castration, and teeth clipping are an emerging animal welfare concern. We hypothesized that transmammary delivery of a nonsteroidal...
August 20, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians announces an opportunity for veterinary students to make a scientific presentation at the AASV Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, March 8,...
August 20, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Have you ever looked all over for something, only to discover it was right there in plain sight all the time? Likewise, we're pretty sure you've got the best-ever practice tip staring you in the...
August 20, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The classic veterinary reference Diseases of Swine has been completely revised and is available to order at wiley.com. AASV members receive a 20% discount from the publishers when purchasing the...
August 20, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Dr. Dan Rosener recently accepted a position as Technical Services Veterinarian with EW Nutrition in Adel, Iowa. His updated contact information is available at aasv.org/members/only/directory.php....
August 20, 2019 — The Maschhoffs [Jobs]
Under general supervision, the Genetic Herd Veterinarian will serve as a liaison to the Technical Operations Operating division, specifically in Southern Illinois, Central/Southern Indiana, and...
August 14, 2019 — [Conf.]
Dates: September 14-17, 2019 Registration: Open Now! Cost: $350 through August 14 | $490 starting August 15 Graduate Students: $190 through August 14 | $240 starting August 15 Location: Saint Paul...
August 14, 2019 — [Conf.]
The Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals (EEDA) online course will be offered for continuing education (CE) beginning July 31, 2019. The course covers the causes and consequences of foreign animal...
August 14, 2019 — [Students]
Veterinary student, did you shadow a swine practitioner this summer or were involved in an interesting clinical case investigation? Did you work on your veterinary skills by designing a differential...
August 14, 2019 — [Pharm.]
As part of an initiative to support antibiotic stewardship in the US swine industry, we invite AASV members to participate in a survey on antibiotic use practices in the US swine industry. With...
August 14, 2019 — [Research]
Broc Mauch, a veterinary student intern with Drs. Holtkamp and Linhares at Iowa State University, is seeking production systems to participate in a research study called "Biosecurity screening...
August 14, 2019 — [Abs.]
Stressors experienced by pigs at weaning may negatively impact health and productivity. Thus, supplements that enhance pig immunity during the early post-weaned period are of great interest to the...
August 14, 2019 — [Abs.]
Swine are known reservoirs for Clostridioides difficile, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, and transmission from swine to human farm workers is strongly suggested by previous studies. This...
August 14, 2019 — Harry Snelson
As those of you in Iowa (and most of the rest of the U.S. if you watch any political news) are aware, the Iowa State Fair is in full swing. I made my over there this evening which just happened to be...
August 13, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Have you ever looked all over for something, only to discover it was right there in plain sight all the time? Likewise, we're pretty sure you've got the best-ever practice tip staring you in the...
August 13, 2019 — Tyson Foods Inc [Jobs]
Tyson Foods Inc, the world's largest protein producer and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500, is looking for a candidate to join our Pork Group Technical Services...
August 13, 2019 — Oak Hill Genetics [Jobs]
Oak Hill Genetics raises animals for medical research, for the advancement in both human and animal medicine. We began selling domestic Yorkshire/Landrace pigs in 1989, and in 1995 started selling...
August 12, 2019 — [Conf.]
What happens when you raise finishing pigs to more than traditional weights? Join the National Pork Board and National Hog Farmer at 1 p.m. CDT on Aug. 15 for a one-hour webinar to get some answers....
August 12, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Plans are underway for the 51st annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), to take place March 7-10, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. As part of the meeting, there will be a...
August 12, 2019 — [Gov.]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing initial plans to carry out new animal health activities using resources provided by the...
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Category abbreviations: AASV=Membership information, announcements, and other information from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians; Abs.=Abstracts from journal articles of general interest to swine veterinarians.; ALERT=Used to create email alerts; An.H.=Animal Health; Conf.=Conference announcements and other continuing education opportunities; FAD="Foreign" Animal Disease and other news most significant to regions outside of North America.; Food=Food Safety; Gov.=Information about legislation, regulations, and rulemaking that may affect the swine industry or swine veterinarians.; Hum.H.=Human health; Ind.=News from the pork industry, including NPPC and Pork Board activities.; International=Information regarding swine health and production internationally.; Jobs=Position announcements, primarily seeking swine veterinarians.; Meet=Provides a short synopsis of meetings of importance to swine veterinarians.; News=Agriculture related news events.; Nutr.=Swine nutrition; OP-ED=Opinion or editorial articles expressing the thoughts of individual Association members.; Pharm.=Pharmaceuticals and biologicals; PRRS=Articles from the AASV PRRS Task Force; Practice=Information associated with practice management or development.; Research=Research topics of interest to swine veterinarians.; Students=Information of interest to AASV student members.; USDA=US Dept. of Agriculture activities of interest to swine veterinarians.; Welfare=Animal welfare issues