| Sponsor Message: |
 |
News from the AASV is automatically distributed to members via email as the AASV e-Letter. If you are a member, please access your preferences page to select the format and frequency of distribution. Archived stories will be available online. News about upcoming meetings is here.
For instant headline updates, follow aasvnews on 
.
June 23, 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 interviews is now available to...
June 19, 2019 — [Conf.]
The Allen D. Leman Swine Conference is an internationally-acclaimed educational event and dateline for research poster submissions is fast approaching (July 3). Poster...
June 19, 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...
June 19, 2019 — [Students]
The USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) - in addition to the Department of Health and Human Services - includes US Public Health Service (USPHS) officers in its work force. In recent years,...
June 19, 2019 — [Research]
Read the latest Pork Checkoff Research Review. Headlines include: Progress made on pain control efforts Temperature-loss interventions did not improve piglet survival Research on viral transmission...
June 19, 2019 — [Research]
New findings by researchers at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine suggest potential pain relief for piglets by administering medicine through the act of nursing. [Source:
June 19, 2019 — [Research]
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are conducting a survey-based study to evaluate the value of developing an early warning system to predict the risk of PRRS by location and by time. To do...
June 19, 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 interviews is now available to...
June 19, 2019 — Harry Snelson [OP-ED]
As I bumble through (I mean navigate) the challenges of my new position as Executive Director at AASV, I'm comforted by the realization that over the years I've learned so much from my mistakes that...
June 18, 2019 — [Conf.]
National Hog Farmer is pleased to announce the third episode of "Science Talks," a new webinar series sponsored by Merck Animal Health, airing on June 26 at 1 p.m. Central. During this...
June 18, 2019 — [Conf.]
Enable AgTech of Beijing announces Enable International Veterinary School (EIVS) for veterinarians, technical experts, and production managers in pig production and allied fields. The first module in...
June 18, 2019 — [Conf.]
Have you recently worked on a project or developed resources related to animal or public health? Would you like to share it with an enthusiastic audience? Coordinators for the 15th Annual Applied...
June 18, 2019 — [Conf.]
Este pre-seminario al Simposio se presentará en español y está diseñado para productores de habla hispana, cuidadores y miembros aliados de la industria porcina...
June 18, 2019 — [Conf.]
This pre-symposium seminar will be presented in Spanish and is designed for Spanish-speaking producers, caretakers, and allied members of the US and international swine industry. Participants will...
June 18, 2019 — [Abs.]
To mitigate production impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus outbreaks, it has been common to preventively vaccinate swine breeding herds using PRRS modified live virus...
June 18, 2019 — [Abs.]
BACKGROUND: Heat stress has a negative impact on pork production, particularly during the grow-finish phase. As temperature increases, feeding behaviour changes in order for pigs to decrease heat...
June 18, 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 interviews is now available to...
June 18, 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...
June 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 interviews is now available to...
June 16, 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 interviews is now available to...
June 13, 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 interviews is now available to...
June 12, 2019 — [Conf.]
The Allen D. Leman Swine Conference is an internationally-acclaimed educational event and dateline for research poster submissions is fast approaching (July 3). Poster...
June 12, 2019 — [Pharm.]
What: Five-part webinar series for veterinarians with continuing education credit, hosted by Minnesota One Health Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative and Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association...
June 12, 2019 — [An.H.]
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus has caused devastating losses at the global level. Highly transmissible and stable in the environment, PEDV has moved rapidly across pork-producing regions of the...
June 12, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Mark your calendar! The popular AASV Foundation Golf Outing is set for Thursday, August 22 at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames, Iowa. Proceeds from the event benefit the AASV Foundation and...
June 12, 2019 — [Abs.]
BACKGROUND: Seneca Valley virus (SVV) has emerged in multiple countries in recent years. SVV infection can cause vesicular lesions clinically indistinguishable from those caused by other vesicular...
June 11, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Join AASV on social media! Join us on Facebook @AASwineVets Follow AASV on Twitter @AASwineVets Read AASV e-Letter news headlines on Twitter...
June 11, 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...
June 11, 2019 — [Conf.]
Registration for the 2019 Veterinary Wellbeing Summit is now open! The AVMA, American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and Zoetis have teamed up to present the 2019 Veterinary...
June 11, 2019 — [Ind.]
Revisions to the Pork Quality Assurance Plus 4.0 went into effect last week. PQA Plus 4.0 now includes two training options for first-time and recertification. [Source:...
The complete archive, including older stories, is here
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