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May 22, 2019 — [Conf.]
The National Pork Board is pleased to offer a scientific poster session as part of the 2019 Pig Welfare Symposium to be held November 13-15, 2019 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center. The...
May 22, 2019 — [USDA]
Today, United States Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Dr. Jack Shere working in collaboration with the Canada's CVO, Dr. Jaspinder Komal, issued the following statement: We are pleased to announce...
May 22, 2019 — [FAD]
Read the latest Foreign Animal Disease Preparation Bulletin brought to you by the Pork Checkoff, in collaboration with the National Pork Producers Council, Swine Health Information Center, USDA, and...
May 22, 2019 — [Ind.]
A poster to help producers and veterinarians recognize African swine fever clinical signs is available at no cost from the National Pork Board ....
May 22, 2019 — AASV Staff
Catarina Benavides interviewed Dr. Jorge Garrido Mantilla who delves into his experimentation with the spread of PRRS and Influenza A virus from nurse sows to adopted piglets. His research took an...
May 22, 2019 — Harry Snelson [OP-ED]
We recently met with a group of USDA researchers to discuss the importance of swine research and offer some input regarding topics of importance to swine producers and veterinarians. One of the...
May 21, 2019 — [Hum.H.]
"That's not my job." Be honest. We've all said that four-word phrase sometime or another since we started earning a paycheck. But when it comes to mental health, it's not something any of...
May 21, 2019 — [AASV]
Nominations are now being accepted for the AVMA Director of International Affairs position, which also serves as the chair of the Committee on International Veterinary Affairs. The position carries a...
May 21, 2019 — [News]
The Dutch Postimpressionist painter Vincent van Gogh once said, "I would rather die of passion than boredom." For U.S. pork producers and the global swine industry, it's a good thing Scott...
May 21, 2019 — [Pharm.]
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued an updated policy position on responsible antimicrobial use in food-producing animals. [Source: CIDRAP 15 May 2019] Citing a need for a...
May 21, 2019 — [Abs.]
Porcine circovirus-associated disease encompasses multiple disease syndromes including porcine circovirus 2 systemic diseases, reproductive failure, and porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome....
May 21, 2019 — Smithfield Hog Production - Rocky Mountain Region [Jobs]
Smithfield Hog Production is seeking a Senior Swine Veterinarian for our Rocky Mountain Region who will assist in improving production and efficiency and company profitability through improving herd...
May 21, 2019 — DSM Nutritional Products [Jobs]
Would you enjoy a technical position developing customer partnerships and providing value-linked product innovations? Are you interested in working for an industry leader that values safety,...
May 20, 2019 — [Abs.]
Despite the development of new vaccines and the application of rigorous biosecurity measures, animal diseases pose a continuing threat to animal health, food safety, national economy, and the...
May 17, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
During the AASV Annual Meeting, 29 veterinary students interviewed conference speakers to gain additional information about their presentation topic. The next of these MP3 audio interviews is now...
May 16, 2019 — [USDA]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is furthering its overall African Swine Fever (ASF) preparedness efforts with the implementation of a surveillance plan. As part of this plan, the Animal and...
May 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [Conf.]
The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) new Workplace Wellbeing Certificate Program (free to AVMA and SAVMA members and $75 for nonmembers) offers four CE hours and information on...
May 15, 2019 — [Conf.]
The Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH) at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine has launched updated versions of two of its online veterinary immunology and...
May 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
More than 50 Iowa State faculty and staff will be honored during the Iowa State University's annual awards ceremony Monday, September 23. Receiving awards are AASV members Annette O'Connor and Daniel...
May 15, 2019 — Paul Sundberg [FAD]
Keeping African swine fever (ASF) out of the United States requires more than diligence on the farm. International travelers returning home, or those visiting from other countries, present another...
May 15, 2019 — Paul Sundberg [An.H.]
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) funded a pilot study to determine if a fluorescent powder could be used to study the transfer of contamination from livestock trailers to barns during...
May 15, 2019 — [An.H.]
On March 25th of this year, after many months of sightings, a single feral pig was shot and killed by USDA Wildlife Services in Lyndonville, VT. Subsequently the boar tested positive for pseudorabies...
May 15, 2019 — [FAD]
Spanish scientists have developed an oral vaccine that reportedly immunizes Eurasian wild boars against African swine fever (ASF). (Source: Farms.com, by Jonathan Martin, 14 May 2019) Researchers...
May 15, 2019 — [Abs.]
During pregnancy, the maternal immune response changes dramatically over the course of gestation. This has implications for generation of lactogenic immunity and subsequent protection in suckling...
May 14, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The author guidelines for the Journal of Swine Heath and Production (JSHAP) have been updated and are now available online. Authors should consult these guidelines when preparing a manuscript for...
May 14, 2019 — Smithfield Hog Production - Rocky Mountain Region [Jobs]
Smithfield Hog Production is seeking a Senior Swine Veterinarian for our Rocky Mountain Region who will assist in improving production and efficiency and company profitability through improving herd...
May 14, 2019 — DSM Nutritional Products [Jobs]
Would you enjoy a technical position developing customer partnerships and providing value-linked product innovations? Are you interested in working for an industry leader that values safety,...
May 9, 2019 — [Gov.]
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) launched an interactive website that provides livestock producers with important information....
May 8, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Hear AASV members share their stories in the Veterinary Wellbeing video, created for the AASV's Golden Anniversary under the direction of AASV member Dr. Sarah...
May 8, 2019 — Abbey Canon [AASV]
Nathan Winkelman, DVM, current AASV president and president and co-owner of Swine Services Unlimited, Inc. (SSUI), is the 2019 recipient of the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award, which will be...
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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