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September 21, 2017 — [Conf.]
Plan now to attend the 98th Annual Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases 2017 in Chicago, Illinois on December 3 - 5. Enjoy presentations by world-renowned experts during 10 concurrent...
September 20, 2017 — AASV Staff [AASV]
We've had several members volunteer to share a practice tip during the AASV's Got Talent seminar at the 2018 AASV Annual Meeting in San Diego, but we could use a few more tips to fill the seminar. So...
September 20, 2017 — [Students]
The Seaboard Foods veterinarian internship gives veterinary students insight and experience in population medicine as it is applied in an integrated pork production system. The veterinarian...
September 20, 2017 — [Practice]
Moving to a new state can be daunting--packing, finding a new place to live, looking into options for schools, and finding the best local pizzeria. But if you're one of the millions of Americans who...
September 20, 2017 — [Welfare]
There will be no shortage of pig farmers from across the country leading the discussions and presenting at the National Pork Board's first-ever Pig Welfare Symposium (PWS) this November in Des...
September 20, 2017 — [News]
When you think of the places where veterinarians work, you probably think of the animal hospital where you take your pet. Or maybe you think of a dairy farm. You probably don't think of the federal...
September 20, 2017 — [Conf.]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with its National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System partners, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & the United States Department...
September 20, 2017 — [Abs.]
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious haemorrhagic disease of pigs that has the potential to cause mortality nearing 100% in naïve animals. While an outbreak of ASF in the United...
September 20, 2017 — [AASV]
Dr. Carmen Alonso recently transitioned from her position as a Senior Consultant with Elanco Animal Health's Innovation and Knowledge Solutions team in the USA to begin a new enterprise as an...
September 20, 2017 — [AASV]
Dr. Tim Snider has recently made the transition from his role on the PIC North America Health Team as a Health Assurance Veterinarian in the Upper Midwest region of the USA to a new role with PIC as...
September 20, 2017 — AASV Staff [Jobs]
AASV seeks a scientific editor to fill the position being vacated by retiring Associate Editor, Dr Judi Bell. The Associate Editor will work closely with and have the support of an experienced...
September 20, 2017 — Harry Snelson [OP-ED]
Dr. Shamus Brown provided the following: While visiting the ISU CVM, he found himself talking with one of the bovine practitioners. Shamus asked how his own cattle were doing and he responded,...
September 19, 2017 — AASV Staff [AASV]
AASV's website will be shut down for transfer to an updated facility on Friday, September 22. The site's migration will begin at 9:00 PM Central Daylight Time (10:00 EDT) and is expected to take less...
September 19, 2017 — National Pork Producers Council
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has an externship opportunity for four senior veterinary students annually. The externships are two weeks in length and take place in Washington, D.C. and...
September 19, 2017 — Iowa State University Student AASV Chapter
2017 brings back the ever popular Pig Power Networking Event! This fast-paced interview format is a great way to start your Friday morning at the ISU James D McKean Swine Disease Conference. This...
September 19, 2017 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 49th AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial...
September 19, 2017 — Tonisity, Inc; St. Joseph, MO [Jobs]
Tonisity, Inc. seeks a Swine Technical Services Veterinarian to locate in southern Minnesota, Iowa, western Illinois or northern Missouri. This position is the veterinary support of Tonisity®...
September 13, 2017 — AASV Staff [AASV]
We've had several members volunteer to share a practice tip during the AASV's Got Talent seminar at the 2018 AASV Annual Meeting in San Diego, but we could use a few more tips to fill the seminar. So...
September 13, 2017 — [News]
Hans Coetzee, professor and head of the anatomy and physiology department in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is one of six recipients of the World Veterinary Association's Global Animal Welfare...
September 13, 2017 — [Abs.]
Surgical castration is still practiced in many EU countries to avoid undesirable aggressive behavior and boar taint in male pigs. However, evidence shows that castration is painful and has a...
September 13, 2017 — [Conf.]
The North Carolina Veterinary Conference Swine Session will be held 8:30am - 1:00pm on Friday, November 3rd at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. Click the following links to view the...
September 13, 2017 — [Abs.]
Highlights In vivo pigs trials: assessment of effect of treatments on resistance (R) selection. No significant difference between treatments at the end of trials compared to day 0. Effect of...
September 13, 2017 — Paul Sundberg [News]
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) continues to monitor emerging swine disease issues globally and reports the PRRSv strain discovered in sera of sows in five premises in Uruguay this July...
September 13, 2017 — Paul Sundberg [News]
Memories of PEDv are never far from pork industry stakeholders' minds. Anticipating another novel or transboundary disease will someday strike, the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) took on...
September 13, 2017 — [Conf.]
Animal disease emergencies involving livestock and poultry diseases of high consequence or foreign origin will have serious economic consequences at the local, state and national level. The rapid...
September 13, 2017 — [Ind.]
The On Farm Swine Welfare Auditor Course conducted by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) is the certification course to train potential swine farm auditors using the...
September 13, 2017 — [Welfare]
The National Pork Board has announced that its first-ever Pig Welfare Symposium will take place Nov. 7-9, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. The forum is designed to help improve the well-being of pigs by...
September 13, 2017 — AASV Staff [AASV]
In the effort to increase the AASV Foundation endowment to $2 million by the 2019 AASV Annual Meeting, foundation chairman Dr John Waddell has issued the AASV Foundation Past Presidents Challenge....
September 13, 2017 — [AASV]
Dr. Jennifer Wishnie recently accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Animal Science at California Polytechnic State University (better known as Cal Poly). Her teaching and research program...
September 13, 2017 — AASV Staff [Jobs]
AASV seeks a scientific editor to fill the position being vacated by retiring Associate Editor, Dr Judi Bell. The Associate Editor will work closely with and have the support of an experienced...
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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