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April 6, 2020 — [Abs.]
The mechanisms of transmission of influenza A virus (IAV) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in pigs during the pre-weaning period are not fully elucidated. Since viable...
April 3, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV staff will be working remotely through the end of April to minimize risk associated with COVID-19 transmission. The office will often be unmanned except for critical activities. We will be...
This story is available only to AASV Members. Please log in first, and then go back to this page and reload/refresh it to read this story.April 3, 2020 — [Abs.]
Our paper estimates the economic impact of an outbreak of African Swine Fever on US agriculture. The immediate impact of an outbreak would be the closure of international markets to US pork--even...
April 2, 2020 — AASV Staff [Welfare]
In collaboration with the National Pork Board, National Pork Producers Council, and Swine Health Information Center, the AASV has released a new tool to assist farmers and veterinarians with...
April 1, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
If you attended the 51st AASV Annual Meeting in Atlanta, thank you! We hope it was an enjoyable and productive meeting for you. Please help us improve next year's annual meeting by providing your...
April 1, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Four new AASV District Directors began their 3-year terms of office upon the conclusion of the April 1 Board of Directors' meeting, replacing Drs. Gene Nemechek, Bill Hollis, Jeff Kurt, and Blaine...
April 1, 2020 — AASV Staff
Hey students! Looking for resources to keep your swine medicine skills sharp? Want to dive deeper into a swine medicine topic? Look no further! A summary of resources can be found on the Student AASV...
April 1, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians is pleased to announce the publication of the 5th edition of the Swine Disease Manual, edited by Drs Eric Neumann, Alex Ramirez, and Kent Schwartz....
April 1, 2020 — [AASV]
Sam Baker, a second-year student in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, was awarded the Student Podcast Award for the most accessed podcast from the 2019 AASV Annual Meeting....
April 1, 2020 — Abbey Canon [AASV]
State and local health departments across the country are urging business and organizations, including veterinarians, to donate extra personal protective equipment (PPE) to assist human health care...
April 1, 2020 — Paul Sundberg [An.H.]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians, National Pork Board, National Pork Producers Council, and Swine Health Information Center are asking for proposals to identify gaps in US pork...
April 1, 2020 — [USDA]
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is conducting its biennial review of the select agents and toxins registration list. [Source:...
April 1, 2020 — [Abs.]
Livestock industries are vulnerable to disease threats, which can cost billions of dollars and have substantial negative social ramifications. Losses are mitigated through increased use of...
April 1, 2020 — [Abs.]
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) of the Orthomyxoviridae virus family cause one of the most important respiratory diseases in pigs and humans. Repeated outbreaks and rapid spread of genetically and...
March 31, 2020 — [Ind.]
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) today announced that its board of directors has decided to cancel the 2020 World Pork Expo in June due to COVID-19 human health concerns. World Pork Expo...
March 30, 2020 — [Conf.]
AASV and the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) at Iowa State University (ISU) are excited to extend the invitation for all AASV members to view the Swine Medicine Talks: An AASV and SMECast...
March 30, 2020 — [Conf.]
Join us for the first webinar highlighting research from the Improving Pig Survivability project! The webinar will be on April 7th, 2020, from 12:00-1:00 pm, central time. This webinar will focus on...
March 30, 2020 — [Conf.]
Food animal veterinarians in the United States safeguard livestock, poultry, and aquatic food animal health and welfare as well as food safety and quality along the entire "farm to fork"...
March 30, 2020 — Paul Sundberg [Conf.]
Hemorrhagic tracheitis syndrome has been progressing east to west across Canada for a period of years and has now reached the US. Practitioners and diagnosticians in Canada and the US will provide...
March 30, 2020 — [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...
March 26, 2020 — [Practice]
The American Association of State Veterinary Boards is compiling a list of states/provinces that have modified their CE requirements, telehealth rules, or made any other special action or...
March 25, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
If you attended the 51st AASV Annual Meeting in Atlanta, thank you! We hope it was an enjoyable and productive meeting for you. Please help us improve next year's annual meeting by providing your...
March 25, 2020 — Abbey Canon [AASV]
AASV is continuing to work with industry and public health partners to make sure you have the most important information you need to stay healthy and continue meeting a critical need in public and...
March 25, 2020 — AASV Staff [Welfare]
In collaboration with the National Pork Board, National Pork Producers Council, and Swine Health Information Center, the AASV has released a new tool to assist farmers and veterinarians with...
March 25, 2020 — Abbey Canon [AASV]
State and local health departments across the country are urging business and organizations, including veterinarians, to donate extra personal protective equipment (PPE) to assist human health care...
March 25, 2020 — Abbey Canon [AASV]
Finishing out his second term as the District 9 AASV Director next week, Dr. Jeff Kurt represents members from Minnesota and North Dakota. Dr. Kurt received his DVM from Iowa State University in...
March 25, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Your 2020 AASV Executive Officer Team has presented a combined total of 131 Operation Mainstreet (OMS) presentations! President Jeff Harker leads the team with 75 OMS talks! The OMS program was...
March 25, 2020 — [News]
We are proud to announce that Dr. Eric Neumann, DVM MS PhD, of Mosgiel, New Zealand has been certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) specializing in Swine...
March 25, 2020 — [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians was saddened to hear of the death of Dr. Hanneke Feitsma. With great sadness, Genus and PIC share with our customers, partners and friends in 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