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January 28, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
For the second year, the AASV Foundation will award a $5000 scholarship to an AASV member engaged in private practice who is between 2 and 5 years post-graduation from veterinary school and who...
January 28, 2020 — [AASV]
AASV members, would you like to meet the "up and coming" generation of swine veterinarians? Don't miss the opportunity to network with 3rd- and 4th-year veterinary students at the AASV...
January 28, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation is pleased to offer the Hogg Scholarship, established to honor the memory of longtime AASV member and swine industry leader Dr Alex Hogg....
January 28, 2020 — South West Ontario Veterinary Services [Jobs]
South West Ontario Veterinary Services is a swine-only practice and a dynamic leader in the Pork Production Industry. We pride ourselves on stellar customer service, innovation and collaboration. We...
January 28, 2020 — Iowa State University [Jobs]
The Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) at Iowa State University is accepting applications for post-DVM fellowships. This fellowship position is at the center of swine medicine in the United...
January 28, 2020 — Tyson Foods, Inc. [Jobs]
Tyson Foods Inc, the world's largest protein producer and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500, is looking for a candidate to manage our Pork Group Technical Services...
January 28, 2020 — Tyson Foods, Inc. [Jobs]
Tyson Foods Inc, the world's largest protein producer and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500, is looking for a candidate to join our Pork Group Technical Services...
January 24, 2020 — [An.H.]
Interspecies transmission of influenza A virus is believed to be a principal mechanism contributing to the emergence of novel influenza strains that pose a threat to human and swine health. While...
January 24, 2020 — [Students]
PIC North America offers a limited number of two-week externships for veterinary students committed to swine production medicine. Current third year students are encouraged to apply. Applications are...
January 24, 2020 — [Students]
Seaboard Foods, an integrated pork production company (100% swine), www.seaboardfoods.com, is offering paid/stipend 8-12 week summer internships to 1st-3rd year veterinary students. Housing may be...
January 24, 2020 — Merck Animal Health [Jobs]
Merck Animal Health is looking for an Associate Director in our Swine Technical Services Team. This leadership position is field-based and is responsible for providing technical support to Sales and...
January 23, 2020 — [An.H.]
Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota are enrolling herds in two PRRS projects. PRRS Outbreak Management Program It has been 10 years since we launched the original time to...
January 23, 2020 — [Hum.H.]
On January 6, 2020, Banfield Pet Hospital made its suicide-prevention training - "ASK - Assess, Support, Know" - available as a free resource to the veterinary profession. The first of its...
January 22, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV Annual Meeting provides a perfect opportunity for veterinary students to establish relationships with practicing veterinarians. To facilitate this networking, we will again offer the...
January 22, 2020 — [Welfare]
North Carolina State University is conducting research on pain management for piglet castration. The end goal of the project is to identify barriers and implement solutions to practical on-farm pain...
January 22, 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...
January 22, 2020 — [An.H.]
Swine operations in 38 states will be contacted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) starting in June 2020 and asked to participate in a national level study. This study focuses on...
January 22, 2020 — Paul Sundberg [An.H.]
Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV), related to the bat coronavirus HKU2, was associated with severe outbreaks of diarrhea with high mortality rates in pigs in China in 2018. Porcine...
January 22, 2020 — [Hum.H.]
Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced the results of a comprehensive study of wellbeing and mental health among U.S....
January 22, 2020 — [Students]
Labor supply at all levels is a critical issue across the U.S. pork industry. Since 2010, the National Pork Board (NPB) has annually sponsored more than 20 scholarships aimed at supporting...
January 22, 2020 — South West Ontario Veterinary Services [Jobs]
South West Ontario Veterinary Services is a swine-only practice and a dynamic leader in the Pork Production Industry. We pride ourselves on stellar customer service, innovation and collaboration. We...
January 21, 2020 — [AASV]
Students, are you looking for employment following graduation? Could any of us stand to improve our interview, networking, and communication skills? If so, we have the perfect opportunity to do so....
January 21, 2020 — [AASV]
AASV members, would you like to meet the "up and coming" generation of swine veterinarians? Don't miss the opportunity to network with 3rd- and 4th-year veterinary students at the AASV...
January 21, 2020 — Iowa State University [Jobs]
The Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) at Iowa State University is accepting applications for post-DVM fellowships. This fellowship position is at the center of swine medicine in the United...
January 21, 2020 — Colorado State University [Jobs]
The Director of the Sustainable Livestock Systems Collaborative (SLSC) is a full-time, twelve-month faculty position for a person with a proven track record of leadership of diverse teams, industry...
January 21, 2020 — Kansas State University [Jobs]
The Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University invites applications for a full time, 12-month, tenure-track position at the Assistant...
January 21, 2020 — Tyson Foods, Inc. [Jobs]
Tyson Foods Inc, the world's largest protein producer and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500, is looking for a candidate to manage our Pork Group Technical Services...
January 21, 2020 — Tyson Foods, Inc. [Jobs]
Tyson Foods Inc, the world's largest protein producer and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500, is looking for a candidate to join our Pork Group Technical Services...
January 17, 2020 — AASV Staff [AASV]
For the second year, the AASV Foundation will award a $5000 scholarship to an AASV member engaged in private practice who is between 2 and 5 years post-graduation from veterinary school and who...
January 17, 2020 — [Abs.]
There has been little surveillance of influenza A viruses (IAVs) circulating in swine at live animal markets, particularly in the United States. To address this gap, we conducted active surveillance...
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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