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May 14, 2024 —
Due to upcoming maintenance on the Grants.gov site, the U.S Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is extending the deadline for partners to submit...
May 14, 2024 — Iowa State University
The Iowa State University James D. McKean Swine Disease Conference enables swine practitioners to assist pork producers in a rapidly changing and global production environment by enhancing...
May 14, 2024 —
Dr. Matt Allerson of Holden Farms (Northfield, MN) will receive the 2024 Science in Practice award at the Leman Swine Conference in September. The annual award recognizes swine practitioners who use...
May 14, 2024 — University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine announces a career opportunity for a contract, tenured or tenure-track faculty position at...
May 14, 2024 — Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (PVM), Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS), invites applications for a full-time (12 month) Tenure-track position at the Assistant...
May 13, 2024 — AASV Staff
Congratulations! You did it! Welcome to the profession, doctors! As your celebrations wind down and you begin your next journey, you might find the following AASV resources particularly helpful. The...
May 13, 2024 —
Take a deep breath - establishing respiratory protection policies and performing fit testing is easier than it seems. Some parts of normal agricultural work can create respiratory health risks to...
May 10, 2024 —
Join your veterinary community at the AVMA's inaugural DEIW (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing) Summit this fall. Make plans to attend November 7-9 at the Starling Hotel in Atlanta for...
May 10, 2024 —
Abstract: Pluck-pools as diagnostic samples for detecting porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine circovirus type 2 in porcine abortion material and stillbirths Investigating...
May 10, 2024 — Pipestone Veterinary Services - York, Nebraska
Every day, independent family farms across the country rely on Pipestone Veterinary Services to provide outstanding veterinary care to assist with their ability to provide a wholesome food source to...
May 9, 2024 —
Abstract: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats, United States, 2024 We report highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in...
May 8, 2024 —
AASV was saddened to learn of the April 16 passing of Dr. E. Wayne Johnson, a longtime member of the AASV. E. Wayne Johnson (Zhu Wensen), a famous American pig veterinarian and founder of Beijing...
May 8, 2024 —
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Animal Health Monitoring System, in collaboration with the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, conducted its sixth national...
May 8, 2024 —
Long hours, physical labor, financial stress, isolation and uncertainty due to weather and market conditions -- these factors can contribute to increased stress, anxiety and depression among farmers....
May 7, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
Part of the Swine Health Information Center's (SHIC) mission to protect and enhance the health of the US swine herd includes identifying emerging disease threats through surveillance and monitoring....
May 7, 2024 —
The Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, September 21-24, 2024, offers a great opportunity to showcase your work and help improve the world's pig industry. For 50 years the conference has brought...
May 7, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center's (SHIC) May Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report is available. This month's Domestic Swine Disease Monitoring Report brings the new SDRS PCR dashboard. The...
May 7, 2024 —
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized Guidance for Industry (GFI) #120: Veterinary Feed Directive Regulation Questions and Answers to assist stakeholders involved with veterinary...
May 7, 2024 —
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took important steps to advance the FDA's regulatory process for intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals. The updated guidance documents...
May 7, 2024 —
The Senate and House agriculture committees released their respective frameworks for the next farm bill, with the House measure including a provision to fix the problems caused by California...
May 7, 2024 —
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will raise the user fees for the Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) program effective Oct. 1, 2024. The National Pork Producers...
May 7, 2024 —
Abstract: Mapping the future of antimicrobial use data collection in US animal agriculture: insights from FDA-funded pilot studies Antimicrobial use (AMU) contributes to the emergence of...
May 7, 2024 — University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine announces a career opportunity for a contract, tenured or tenure-track faculty position at...
May 7, 2024 — University of Pennsylvania
The PennVet residency in animal welfare is a three-year program aimed at developing a knowledge base in animal welfare in a broad variety of species and under varied conditions but focused on swine....
May 7, 2024 — Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is currently seeking a dedicated individual to fill the role of Assistant State Veterinarian. As an integral part of our team, the...
May 6, 2024 —
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, in collaboration with the Center for Food Security and Public Health, is offering regional meetings as part of the Iowa Foreign Animal Disease...
May 2, 2024 —
Abstract: Salmonella Control in Swine: A Thoughtful Discussion of the Pre- and Post-Harvest Control Approaches in Industrialized Countries Pork is among the major sources of human salmonellosis in...
May 1, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center, in collaboration with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, hosted a webinar on influenza A viruses on Friday, April 19, 2024. The goal of the webinar...
May 1, 2024 — Megan Niederwerder
The Swine Health Information Center, in collaboration with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, hosted a webinar on influenza A viruses on Friday, April 19, 2024. The goal of the webinar...
May 1, 2024 — Iowa State University
The Iowa State University James D. McKean Swine Disease Conference enables swine practitioners to assist pork producers in a rapidly changing and global production environment by enhancing...
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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