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September 23, 2019 — Iowa State University AASV Student Chapter [AASV]
Would you like to sport your AASV pride with an AASV polo, cap, or beverage tumbler? Here's your chance to purchase any or all of these items and support veterinary students at the same time. The...
September 18, 2019 — AASV Staff [FAD]
The Foreign Animal Disease exercise will be held the Sept. 23-26, to test policies, procedures and federal and state response efforts. AASV staff and veterinarians will be participating and...
September 18, 2019 — [Conf.]
To learn about the latest on ASF and dive into specifics about potential carcass disposal methods, don't miss the one-hour webinar sponsored by the Pork Checkoff in collaboration with National Hog...
September 18, 2019 — [News]
Al Leman's influence on the U.S. swine industry, and the many practicing veterinarians, is deep and varied, and that influence is not lost on Nathan Winkelman, the recipient of this year's Allen D....
September 18, 2019 — [News]
Dr. Dan Grooms, the Dr. Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of Veterinary Medicine, has announced the funding of three Dean's Fellowships to faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine. [Source: Iowa State...
September 18, 2019 — [News]
The University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MVDL) has named one of its diagnosticians assistant director. Albert Rovira, DVM, MS, PhD , assumed the post in July. He has been a large...
September 18, 2019 — [FAD]
South Korea is the latest country in Asia to report African swine fever has infected a swine herd, after five pigs found dead at a farm near the North Korea border tested positive. On Tuesday, Oh...
September 18, 2019 — [Gov.]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final rule to modernize swine slaughter inspection and bring it into the 21st century. For the first time in more than five decades, the...
September 18, 2019 — Paul Sundberg [FAD]
Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) remains uncontrolled in most of the world. North America is among the few "FMDV-free without vaccination" areas of the world. In the event of an FMDV...
September 18, 2019 — Paul Sundberg [FAD]
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) recognizes the potential risk of feed as a route for introduction and transmission of transboundary animal diseases. Understanding the risk and mitigation...
September 18, 2019 — [Abs.]
The emergence of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in commercial swine in North America and growing concerns about the potential for the introduction of African swine fever (ASF) from China, the...
September 17, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
It's time to reserve lodging for the 2020 AASV Annual Meeting in Atlanta! The AASV room block at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta is now open for reservations. Single and double rooms are available for $189...
September 17, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 51st AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial...
September 17, 2019 — [Conf.]
The Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) is hosting one more On-Farm Swine Welfare Auditor Training Course in 2019. The course will be held October 23-24 in Brookings, South...
September 17, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Have you ever looked all over for something, only to discover it was right there in plain sight all the time? Likewise, we're pretty sure you've got the best-ever practice tip staring you in the...
September 17, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Dr. Roman Pogranichniy recently accepted a position as Director of the Virology and Serology Laboratory at the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Manhattan, Kansas. He was previously...
September 17, 2019 — The Maschhoffs [Jobs]
Under general supervision, the Genetic Herd Veterinarian will serve as a liaison to the Technical Operations Operating division, specifically in Southern Illinois, Central/Southern Indiana, and...
September 15, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
September is Suicide Prevention Month. We can all help prevent suicide. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with resources and learn more about preventing suicide among veterinarians and others we...
September 11, 2019 — [Conf.]
Dates: September 14-17, 2019 Registration: Open Now! Cost: $490 starting August 15 Graduate Students: $240 starting August 15 Location: Saint Paul RiverCentre Credits: One veterinary continuing...
September 11, 2019 — Harry Snelson [OP-ED]
I took a little vacation time this week to attend a conference put on by a hobbyist group to which I have belonged for many years. Having never before attended their annual conference, I had no idea...
September 10, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
It's time to reserve lodging for the 2020 AASV Annual Meeting in Atlanta! The AASV room block at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta is now open for reservations. Single and double rooms are available for $189...
September 10, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 51st AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial...
September 10, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians announces an opportunity for veterinary students to make a scientific presentation at the AASV Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, March 8,...
September 10, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Have you ever looked all over for something, only to discover it was right there in plain sight all the time? Likewise, we're pretty sure you've got the best-ever practice tip staring you in the...
September 10, 2019 — The Maschhoffs [Jobs]
Under general supervision, the Genetic Herd Veterinarian will serve as a liaison to the Technical Operations Operating division, specifically in Southern Illinois, Central/Southern Indiana, and...
September 9, 2019 — [Conf.]
Webinar: September 17, 2019, 11 AM ESTPurpose/Objective: Dr. Richard French is the Head of the Health Management Center for Boehringer Ingelheim in Shanghai, China. Dr. French will discuss his...
September 9, 2019 — [FAD]
The Philippine Department of Agriculture has confirmed that African swine fever was the "suspected" swine disease that broke out last month in small backyard farms in the Rizal province and...
September 6, 2019 — [Conf.]
The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Iowa Pork Industry Center, The Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), District...
September 6, 2019 — AASV Staff [FAD]
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) National Training and Exercise Program (NTEP) is sponsoring a series...
September 6, 2019 — [FAD]
The U.S. pork industry wants to ensure consumers here at home and around the world are supplied with safe, wholesome pork. Thanks to vigilant diligence by the USDA and the U.S. Bureau of Customs 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