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October 23, 2019 — AASV Staff [Students]
The AASV Student Recruitment Committee is accepting applications from veterinary students interested in serving as the Alternate Student Delegate on the AASV Board of Directors. This student will...
October 23, 2019 — [Students]
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has an externship opportunity for four senior veterinary students for the 2020-2021 school year. The externships are two weeks in length and take place in...
October 22, 2019 — Abbey Canon [AASV]
The Board of Directors of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians met in West Des Moines, Iowa on October 2, 2019. The Board accepted Dr. Brent Pepin and Dr. Mike Senn as nominees for AASV...
October 22, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Have you ever considered serving the AASV in a governing role? Or is there a member you would like to see in a leadership position within AASV? Take note: Four AASV District Directors will be...
October 22, 2019 — Abbey Canon [AASV]
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October 22, 2019 — [Conf.]
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Veterinary Practice Sustainability (VPS) committee has received a second grant for more than $238,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food...
October 22, 2019 — [Ind.]
Virtual Reality (VR) technology allows the pork industry to take consumers and influencers through a pig barn without leaving the comfort of their home. This new video - ready now for use by state...
October 22, 2019 — [Abs.]
Investments in biosecurity practices are made by producers to reduce the likelihood of introducing pathogens such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv). The assessment of...
October 22, 2019 — [Abs.]
African swine fever causes substantial economic losses in the swine industry in affected countries. Traditionally confined to Africa with only occasional incursions into other regions, ASF began...
October 19, 2019 — [AASV]
Dr. Todd Wolff has joined Phibro Animal Health Corporation's Swine Business Unit as a Swine Technical Service Manager, effective October 16. Dr. Wolff received his DVM degree from Michigan State...
October 17, 2019 — [Research]
Practicing veterinarians, researchers and academics may now apply for one of three $35,000 awards for research related to infectious respiratory disease in pigs. Boehringer Ingelheim sponsors the...
October 17, 2019 — [FAD]
Officials at Sydney International Airport have used new legislation to cancel a passenger's visitor visa for the first time because of a serious biosecurity breach. Minister for Agriculture, Bridget...
October 16, 2019 — AASV Staff [Students]
The AASV Student Recruitment Committee is accepting applications from veterinary students interested in serving as the Alternate Student Delegate on the AASV Board of Directors. This student will...
October 16, 2019 — [An.H.]
The PRRS Outbreak Management Project (POMP) is seeking collaborators to gather data on best management practices throughout the 2019/2020 PRRS outbreak season. A new PRRS outbreak season is...
October 16, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Dr. Jessica Risser has accepted a position with Elanco Animal Health as Senior Technical Consultant - Swine Business Unit. Dr. Risser is a 2009 DVM graduate of North Carolina State University and has...
October 16, 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...
October 16, 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 Veterinarian to join our Pork Group Technical Services team....
October 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV is pleased to announce the participants in the tenth annual Veterinary Student Poster Competition, sponsored by United Animal Health. The competition will be held Sunday, March 8, during the...
October 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV is pleased to announce the program for the Student Seminar at the 51st AASV Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Fifty-six veterinary students from 13 universities submitted abstracts for...
October 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV Foundation Auction Committee has begun reaching out to potential donors to solicit auction items and cash donations for this year's fundraising auction. Please contact any member of the...
October 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
AASV members, take note: Phibro Animal Health Corporation will match up to $25,000 of member contributions made to the AASV Foundation Endowment in 2019! Over the past 3 years, Phibro has contributed...
October 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
For the second year, the AASV Foundation will award a $5000 scholarship to an AASV member engaged in private practice who is between 2 and 5 years post-graduation from veterinary school and who...
October 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV Foundation and Merck Animal Health are pleased to announce the continuation of the AASVF-Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship Program. Ten $5000 scholarships will be awarded to...
October 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Veterinary students, are you planning an externship focusing on swine practice? Take note: the AASV Foundation reimburses up to $500 in expenses incurred by students who complete a 2-week or longer...
October 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Do you know an AASV member whose dedication to the association and the swine industry is worthy of recognition? The AASV Awards Committee would like your help in identifying members who are well...
October 14, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
It's National Veterinary Technician Week! AASV extends our appreciation to all of our swine veterinary technicians and other staff working in swine health. Thank you for helping protect and promote...
October 14, 2019 — [Practice]
The American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) Swine Health Management Diplomates work in private practice and production, as well as industry and academia. They have the expertise to serve as...
October 14, 2019 — [Hum.H.]
Now that fall has arrived, it's time to schedule flu vaccinations for yourself, employees and family. "Everyone associated with the farm should be vaccinated whether they work directly with pigs...
October 14, 2019 — Abbey Canon [Hum.H.]
The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians has a toolkit containing resources to prevent zoonoses associated with animals in public settings. The Council of State and Territorial...
October 14, 2019 — [Abs.]
Here we review evidence for influenza A viruses (IAVs) moving from swine, avian, feline, equine, and canine species to infect humans. We review case reports, sero-epidemiological,...
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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