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September 19, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Whether you've been in practice 50 years, 5 years, or 5 months, you've experienced challenges and found a way to deal with them. Don't keep this hard-earned knowledge to yourself - share it with your...
September 19, 2018 — [Abs.]
Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is a lethal infectious disease in suckling piglets with symptoms including watery diarrhea caused by PED virus (PEDV). Since the late 1990's, live vaccines based on...
September 19, 2018 — [Abs.]
The antigenically conserved hemagglutinin stalk region is a target for universal influenza virus vaccines since antibodies against it can provide broad protection against influenza viruses of...
September 19, 2018 — [News]
With the recent occurrences of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) and Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSFV) in countries important for U.S. trade, there have been many questions about how to best prevent...
September 19, 2018 — [Pharm.]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) unveiled its five-year action plan for supporting antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings. This plan...
September 19, 2018 — Paul Sundberg [An.H.]
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) posted an updated Global Swine Disease Monitoring Report this week. African swine fever (ASF) cases in China now exceed 20 and the disease has been...
September 19, 2018 — Harry Snelson [OP-ED]
The most interesting and informative conversations at any meeting occur in the hallway. We all know that. It's also a great time to catch up with old friends you haven't seen in a while and find out...
September 18, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 50th AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial...
September 18, 2018 — AASV Staff
AASV Charter Member Dr. Dale Hendrickson will be marking his 74th birthday on September 30. His staff is planning to surprise him with a shower of cards from his friends and colleagues. If you'd like...
September 18, 2018 — AASV Staff [Conf.]
Registration is now open for the popular Pig-Group Ski Seminar, to be held February 13-15 at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. A reception/mixer opens the conference on the...
September 18, 2018 — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [Jobs]
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) and the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine (VCM) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are seeking an Assistant Director, DVM...
September 17, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
AASV members now have the opportunity to view video recordings of the SMECast Swine Medicine Talks. The presentations were originally made as part of an AASV-funded seminar series hosted by the ISU...
September 12, 2018 — [AASV]
How has AASV impacted your life? It is time to share. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of AASV, the association has commissioned the production of an AASV Golden Anniversary Video. YOU are invited...
September 12, 2018 — [News]
Phibro Animal Health is investing in a new manufacturing facility dedicated to the production of Mecadox located within their existing FDA-approved production site in Israel. The transition from the...
September 12, 2018 — [Welfare]
Innovative research in Pork CRC Project 1A-111 by scientists from University of Melbourne, Rivalea Australia, SARDI and Sun Pork Farms into the contentment or affective state of sows housed in...
September 12, 2018 — [FAD]
On September 5, 2018, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials met with US pork sector groups, including the American Association of Swine...
September 12, 2018 — [FAD]
On September 5, 2018, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration officials met with U.S. pork sector groups - including the American Association of Swine Veterinarians,...
September 12, 2018 —
2018 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 12, 2018 — [News]
Challenges to changing antibiotic use in food animal production, and the associated economics, data and policy issues, were the focus of a workshop Sept. 6-7, 2018, at the National Press Club, 529...
September 12, 2018 — Dr Montse Torremorell [Conf.]
Given the recent developments of African swine fever (ASF) in China, the Leman Conference is planning a special breakout session on Tuesday morning. The session will cover key aspects of the ASF...
September 11, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
It's been nearly 50 years since the AASV was formed and swine veterinarians began meeting to increase their knowledge and enhance their client services. Since then, the "practice tips"...
September 11, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
AASV members and exhibitors have recently received phone calls from companies purporting to handle lodging reservations for the 2019 AASV Annual Meeting. AASV does NOT contract with ANY third party...
September 11, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 50th AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial...
September 11, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
AASV has issued the call for abstracts for the 2019 Student Seminar and Poster Session, which is the starting point for scholarship competitions held at the AASV Annual Meeting. Substantial changes...
September 11, 2018 — [News]
You don't know what you don't know. And you don't always know what your colleagues do know. Because the potential for new, emerging, and foreign animal diseases to affect the US swine herd is an...
September 11, 2018 — [FAD]
The outbreak of African Swine Fever in China, first detected last month by authorities there, is accelerating and will almost certainly emerge in other countries in Asia, a regional emergency meeting...
September 11, 2018 — The Maschhoffs, LLC [Jobs]
The Maschhoffs seeks a full time Herd Veterinarian, based out of Pittsfield, Illinois. Overview Under general supervision, the Herd Veterinarian will serve as a liaison to the operating divisions...
September 11, 2018 — Iowa State University [Jobs]
The College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University (ISU CVM) has an opening for a Postdoctoral Associate in the Veterinary Field Services Unit in Ambulatory Medicine within the department of...
September 11, 2018 — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [Jobs]
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) and the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine (VCM) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are seeking a Director for the...
September 11, 2018 — Merck Animal Health - Canada [Jobs]
Merck Animal Health - Canada seeks a Swine Technical Services Veterinarian, to be based in Western Canada. This is a field-based position responsible for providing technical support to sales and...
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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