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December 13, 2019 — [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...
December 13, 2019 — [Students]
The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine (ISU CVM) is seeking veterinary student applicants for the Swine Veterinary Internship Program (SVIP). There will be several openings for...
December 13, 2019 — [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...
December 11, 2019 — Abbey Canon [AASV]
Gene Nemechek is the District 2 AASV Director, representing members from the Southeastern United States, including North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida,...
December 11, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV Foundation Auction Committee is thankful for the many generous donations received for the foundation auction, shown at aasv.org/foundation/2020/auctionlist.php. Did you intend to contribute...
December 11, 2019 — [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...
December 11, 2019 — [Conf.]
Be a part of the first ever offering to North American private sector veterinarians and those involved in the livestock industry, for a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the...
December 11, 2019 — [Conf.]
On behalf of Pennsylvania State University, the College of Agricultural Sciences, in conjunction with Penn State's Center for Security Research and Education, will be presenting an Emerging Animal...
December 11, 2019 — Paul Sundberg [An.H.]
On December 4, the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) and American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) sponsored a webinar titled, "Disease Management of Viral Myelitis." Designed...
December 11, 2019 — [News]
On December 5, Dr. Kenneth "K.T." Wright thought he was attending an event at which his long-time business partner and friend Dr. Joe Connor would receive an award from the University of...
December 11, 2019 — [Pharm.]
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA), and the Animal Health Institute (AHI) are conducting a survey to understand how...
December 11, 2019 — [News]
The newest tool for fighting animal diseases in South Dakota is now open for business. [Source:...
December 11, 2019 — [Pharm.]
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the 2018 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals, which showed that domestic sales and distribution...
December 11, 2019 — Harry Snelson [OP-ED]
I noticed that 2020 will be the 55th anniversary of The Sound of Music. So, in honor of that classic I offer my version of the iconic song from that movie My Favorite Things. My Favorite Things...
December 10, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Have you ever considered serving the AASV in a governing role? Or is there a member you would like to see in a leadership position within AASV? Take note: Four AASV District Directors will be...
December 10, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
AASV members, take note: Phibro Animal Health Corporation will match up to $25,000 of member contributions made to the AASV Foundation Endowment in 2019! Over the past 3 years, Phibro has contributed...
December 10, 2019 — 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...
December 10, 2019 — AASV Staff [Conf.]
You are invited to sharpen your pig knowledge vision to 20/20 at the Pig Ski conference, February 12-14, 2020 at beautiful Copper Mountain, Colorado! Register now at pigski.com. As in the past, a...
December 10, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Dr. Brianna (Bri) Fredrich has moved to Australia to begin work as a Swine Consultant Veterinarian for Chris Richards and Associates, a branch of Apiam Animal Health located in Victoria, Australia. A...
December 10, 2019 — [AASV]
Dr. Brent Sexton recently accepted a position with The Maschhoffs, and he is now serving as a Herd Veterinarian in the Central Prairie Region, working primarily in eastern Iowa and western Illinois....
December 10, 2019 — Huvepharma, Inc [Jobs]
Huvepharma, Inc. is a fast-growing global pharmaceutical company with a focus on developing, manufacturing and marketing animal health products such as enzymes for food, feed additives and vaccines...
December 9, 2019 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Do you know an AASV member whose dedication to the association and the swine industry is worthy of recognition? The AASV Awards Committee would like your help in identifying members who are well...
December 9, 2019 — [Abs.]
We isolated and plaque purified IA76950-WT and IA70388-R, 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses from pigs in the same herd in Iowa, USA, that exhibited coughing and had interstitial...
December 9, 2019 — [Abs.]
Background: Veterinary education (VE) is increasingly transitioning toward a competency-based model with a focus on educational outcomes. The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges...
December 4, 2019 — [AASV]
During the 2018 AASV Foundation Fundraising Auction in San Diego, the AASV Foundation 2018 Consortium* purchased the "Build a School in India Project," donated by Pipestone Veterinary...
December 4, 2019 — Abbey Canon [Hum.H.]
'Tis the season - influenza season. And there's still time to get vaccinated! December 1-7, 2019, is National Influenza Vaccination Week and a perfect time to get vaccinated if you haven't already....
December 4, 2019 — [Abs.]
Australia was previously believed to be free of enzootic swine influenza viruses due strict quarantine practices and use of biosecure breeding facilities. The first proven Australian outbreak of...
December 4, 2019 — [Abs.]
Influenza A virus infection is a global health threat to livestock and humans, causing substantial mortality and morbidity. As both pigs and humans are readily infected with influenza viruses of...
December 4, 2019 — [An.H.]
The Swine Health Information Center's (SHIC) December Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available. In the December report, the percentage of positive porcine reproductive and respiratory...
December 4, 2019 — [AASV]
Dr. Chelsea Hamilton recently began work in a new, dual position as a Central District Veterinarian for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and an Affiliate Assistant...
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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