Hot Topics:

• USDA accreditation changes -- the USDA is instituting significant changes to the National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) effective February 1, 2010. The following links provide important information regarding these changes.
  • NVAP Fact Sheet -- USDA fact sheet describing the accreditation changes.
  • VS Form 1-36A -- Accreditation application. All accredited veterinarians must submit a completed VS Form 1-36A before August 2, 2010 to prevent expiration of their accreditation.
  • NVAP Website -- USDA National Veterinary Accreditation Program homepage.
  • NVAP FAQ -- Frequently asked questions about the NVAP changes.

• H1N1 2009 Pandemic Influenza

Recent updates:

• List of Presumed and Confirmed pH1N1 Viruses in Animals -- Spreadsheet maintained by USDA listing all suspect and confirmed pH1N1 diagnostic test results submitted to NVSL.
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• CDC Recommendations for Swine Workers -- Recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) targeting swine farm workers designed to minimize transmission of pH1N1 influenza virus from people to pigs and vice versa. Posted November 3, 2009.

 

Now online:

The January and February 2010 issue of the Journal of Swine Health and Production is now online. [January 4, 2010]

Registration for the AASV Annual Meeting is now online: http://ecom.aasv.org/annmtg [December 28, 2009]

The AASV has moved! Please address all correspondence to our new address: 830 26th Street, Perry, Iowa 50220. Our phone, fax, and e-mail address remain the same. Here are some photos of the office construction. [December 2009]

Support the AASV Foundation! Donate an item for the AASV Foundation fundraising auction, or prepare to bid on the auction items during the AASV 2010 annual meeting in Omaha! [December 2009]

The reorganization of the Swine Information Library (formerly Swine Information CD-ROM) and the Image Library should now be complete. Please let me know if you experience any difficulty using these resoures: webmaster@aasv.org. (Note that both of these require an AASV member username and password to access.) [November 18, 2009]

The AASV and National Pork Board have published revised guidelines (PDF) for on-farm euthanasia of swine. [March, 2009]

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have compiled the Biosecurity Protocols for the Prevention of Spread of PRRSV. Development of this manual was funded in part through a grant from the AASV Foundation. [February 17, 2009]

 The tonsil is the tissue of choice for Classical Swine Fever surveillance. This brochure (PDF) describes the proper technique for sample collection and submission. (Published with the assistance of USDA/APHIS.) [May 9, 2007]

The AASV has published a position statement regarding MRLs for pork exported to Japan. Also see the National Pork Board's database of MRLs. [October 12, 2006]

AASV Members -- look to the committee pages for information about targeted AASV activities. [July 14, 2006]

Animal Drugs @ FDA -- FDA database of all approved veterinary drugs. This web site replaces FDA's "Database of Approved Animal Drug Products," or Green Book, and is updated monthly. The application allows users to search for detailed descriptions of all FDA-approved animal drugs.

American Association of Swine Veterinarians
830 26th Street
Perry, IA 50220
USA

Phone: (+1) 515-465-5255
Fax: (+1) 515-465-3832
Email: aasv@aasv.org