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November 19, 2018 — Harry Snelson [AASV]
The AASV office will be closed Thursday and Friday November 22 and 23 in celebration of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We thank you for your continued support of the AASV and wish each of you a very happy...
November 14, 2018 — Harry Snelson [AASV]
You and 5 friends have just returned to the cabin after an invigorating day whitewater rafting in the New River Gorge in beautiful southern West Virginia. You relax in the living room listening to...
November 14, 2018 — [News]
Another election season is in the books, and with it comes another attack on animal agriculture. [Source: National Hog Farmer, 11/07/2018, by Kevin Schulz] California voters approved Proposition 12,...
November 14, 2018 — [Abs.]
Emerging porcine pestivirus diseases frequently challenge prevention and control strategies in the swine industry. Over the past decade, a few novel pestiviruses have been identified in pigs. This...
November 14, 2018 — Harry Snelson [Conf.]
The 8th International Symposium of Emerging and Re-Emerging Pig Diseases will be held June 23 - 26, 2019 in Santiago, Chile. Additional information is available on the symposium website....
November 14, 2018 — Paul Sundberg [An.H.]
The Swine Health Information Center's (SHIC's) mission to protect and enhance the health of the United States swine herd requires providing information to producers, practitioners, and related...
November 14, 2018 — [Research]
Feed biosecurity is on the minds of many as threats of foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreaks continue to make headlines across the country. New research by the feed safety team at Kansas State...
November 14, 2018 — Harry Snelson [AASV]
Dr. Gerald Kennedy, age 83, of Pipestone, MN, died peacefully at his home on Monday, November 12, 2018. Visitation will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone 2:00 - 6:00pm Sunday November...
November 14, 2018 — [Students]
Attention undergrads majoring in animal science or related fields and veterinary students with swine or large animal focus: Iowa Pork Industry Center at ISU is offering a paid swine research...
November 14, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV Student Recruitment Committee is accepting applications from veterinary students interested in serving as the Alternate Student Delegate on the AASV Board of Directors. This student will...
November 14, 2018 — [AASV]
Dr. Lauren Glowzenski recently accepted a position as Manager of Veterinarian Services with TriOak Foods, based in Oakville, Iowa. She was previously employed as staff veterinarian for Tyson Foods...
November 13, 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...
November 13, 2018 — [Students]
The Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Public Health and with support from the Centers...
November 13, 2018 — Pipestone Veterinary Services [Jobs]
Founded in 1942, Pipestone Veterinary Services has stayed true to its roots with a mission of Advancing Animal Care Every Day. Pipestone Veterinary Services is committed to serving the industry while...
November 13, 2018 — JBS Live Pork [Jobs]
JBS Live Pork is seeking a Director of Veterinary Services to lead our Swine Veterinary Team. This position will provide strategic leadership to the veterinary and production teams to improve the...
November 13, 2018 — Tyson Foods [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 Veterinarian to join our Pork Group Technical Services team....
November 13, 2018 — Harry Snelson [AASV]
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) is seeking to hire a Director of Communications. The responsibilities of this position include publishing the weekly AASV e-Letter, as well as...
November 8, 2018 — [Practice]
On November 28, 2018, the National Pork Board will host an hour-long webinar on proper needle use. Three speakers from various segments of the swine industry will enlighten producers, caretakers and...
November 7, 2018 — Harry Snelson [AASV]
The AASV's issue-based committees will be meeting on Saturday morning before the 2019 AASV Annual meeting in Orlando, FL. All AASV members are welcome to attend any committee meeting. If you are...
November 7, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV Foundation Auction Committee is striving for another record-setting auction fundraiser, to be held Monday, March 11 during the AASV's 50th Annual Meeting in Orlando. As AASV prepares to...
November 7, 2018 — [Students]
Attention undergrads majoring in animal science or related fields and veterinary students with swine or large animal focus: Iowa Pork Industry Center at ISU is offering a paid swine research...
November 7, 2018 — [Abs.]
Surveillance of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) should not only focus on livestock, but must also include wild boar. To prevent disease transmission into commercial pig herds, it is therefore vital to...
November 7, 2018 — [Abs.]
Influenza A Virus (IAV) causes respiratory disease in swine and is a zoonotic pathogen. Uncontrolled IAV in swine herds not only affects animal health, it also impacts production through increased...
November 7, 2018 — [News]
Five alumni of the College of Veterinary Medicine were honored during Homecoming activities with the Stange and Switzer Awards on Friday, Oct. 26. [Source: ISU Alumni News, October 26, 2018] The...
November 7, 2018 — AASV Staff [News]
Please join AASV in congratulating immediate past president, Dr. Alex Ramirez, for being named the inaugural recipient of the Roy A. Schultz Professorship in Swine Medicine at Iowa State University! ...
November 7, 2018 — Paul Sundberg [An.H.]
The highest number of porcine reproductive and respiratory (PRRS) PCR cases reported in a single month in the US occurred in October. With more than 6000 cases documented, evaluators believe this...
November 7, 2018 — Paul Sundberg [An.H.]
African swine fever (ASF) positive farms were indentified in southern China last month. Finding infected farms in Yunnan Province suggests a substantial spread of the disease within China, and an...
November 7, 2018 — [Research]
Practicing veterinarians, researchers and academics may now apply for one of three $35,000 awards for research related to infectious respiratory disease in pigs. Boehringer Ingelheim sponsors the...
November 7, 2018 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The AASV Student Recruitment Committee is accepting applications from veterinary students interested in serving as the Alternate Student Delegate on the AASV Board of Directors. This student will...
November 7, 2018 — Harry Snelson [OP-ED]
Dr. Paul Armbrecht's father recently celebrated his 99th birthday in his normal fashion - by soundly beating Paul at cribbage! Repeatedly. In the process, he also attempted to bestow some...
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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