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Executive Veterinary Program in Swine Health Management

October 18, 2007 - April 3, 2009 (Thu-Fri)
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
2001 S. Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, Ill.

University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine

The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine's Executive Veterinary Program was developed in 1991 to enhance the business, communication, and planning skills of busy animal health professionals.

The Executive Veterinary Program in Swine Health Management covers essential aspects of swine production and health maintenance to enhance the management, consultation, and problem-solving skills of veterinarians.

Registration and questions: Dr. Larry Firkins University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., 3505 VMBSB Urbana, IL 61802 Tel.: 217/333-2907 Fax: 217/333-4628 Email: firkins@uiuc.edu Web: http://www.evpillinois.org

18th Annual CVS Swine Conference

September 9, 2008 (Tue)
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois

Hosted by Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd

The Carthage Veterinary Service Swine Conference is attended by more than 500 people and 50 companies and is recognized as an outstanding conference for pork producers. This conference is a key educational meeting for all aspects of pig production. This year is no exception as the planning committee tackled the dynamic changes in our industry. The conference has topics on disease management, reproduction, economics, environmental management, and biosecurity. The format of the conference features short science and practical presentations with in-depth breakout sessions appealing to staff, owners, lenders, and suppliers. This year’s meeting will have presentation on PRRS, PCV2, autosort systems, employee management, and cost of production. The breakout sessions are Wean-to-Market, Sow, Ventilation, and Employee Management. Key speakers include Ken Maschhoff, Dr. Scott Dee, Dr. Ron Plain, Dr. Dennis DiPietre, and Senator John Sullivan. As in the past, there will be a separate all day session in Spanish focusing on Breeding and Farrowing.

For more information: Bethany Ludwig PO Box 220 Carthage, IL 62321 Tel.: 217-357-2811 Fax: 217-357-6665 Email: bludwig@hogvet.com Web: http://www.hogvet.com

4th International Workshop on the assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level

September 10 - 13, 2008 (Wed-Sat)
Ghent, Belgium

Hosted by: The Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) and Ghent University

WAFL 2008 is the successor to the highly successful 1st, 2nd and 3rd WAFL held in Copenhagen (1999), Bristol (2002) and Vienna (2005) respectively. This three day conference will be of great interest to scientists and others working in animal behaviour, health and welfare, in particular those concerned with the welfare of farm livestock, laboratory animals and other animals housed and managed in groups.

Topics of this workshop will include the development of scientific and ethical principles to assess animal welfare at the farm and group level and the application and implementation of these principles to ensure and improve animal welfare in practice.

For more information: Frank Tuyttens Email: frank.tuyttens@ilvo.vlaanderen.be Web: http://www.wafl2008.be/site/index.php

Dominiek Maes Email: dominiek.maes@ugent.be Web: http://www.wafl2008.be/site/index.php

Allen D. Leman Swine Conference

September 20 - 23, 2008 (Sat-Tue)
RiverCentre Conference Facility
Saint Paul, Minnesota USA

For more information: Veterinary Continuing Education University of Minnesota 1365 Gortner Avenue, 440 VMC St. Paul, MN 55108-1016 Tel.: 612-624-3434 or 800-380-8636 Fax: 612-625-5755 Email: vop@umn.edu Web: http://www.cvm.umn.edu/outreach/events/adl/

Western Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting

October 3 - 4, 2008 (Fri-Sat)
Delta Bessborough Hotel
601 Spadina Crescent East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7K 3G8 Canada

Western Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians (WCASV)

Dr. John Harding Program Organizer Western College of Veterinary Medicine University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 Canada Tel.: 306-966-7070 Fax: 306-966-7274 Email: john.harding@usask.ca

US Animal Health Association 112th Annual Meeting

October 23 - 29, 2008 (Thu-Wed)
Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons Hotel
Greensboro, North Carolina USA

The feature of this year's USAHA meeting will be "Foot and Mouth Disease: If 'When' Happened." The meeting is held in conjunction with the 51st annual conference of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.

For more information: Ben Richey US Animal Health Association PO Box 8805 St. Joseph, MO 64508 Tel.: 816-671-1144 Email: brichey@usaha.org Web: http://www.usaha.org/meetings/2008/index.shtml

2008 International PRRS Symposium

December 5 - 6, 2008 (Fri-Sat)
Downtown Marriott
Chicago, Illinois

PRRS Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP), National Pork Board and NC-229 Respiratory Diseases Committee.

"PRRS Reverse Genetics: From the Laboratory to the Field"
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is the most economically significant disease of swine in the U.S. This meeting brings together an international group involved in all aspects of PRRS research; researchers, students, swine health specialists, and pork producers interested in PRRS virus research are all invited to attend. A broad range of topics - from field studies to highly technical investigations - will be discussed.

There is no charge for attending the 2008 International PRRS Symposium, but registration is required. Register for the meeting and submit abstracts through the symposium website listed below. Abstract submission is open until Monday, August 25, 2008.

International PRRS Symposium Chair: Dr. Joan Lunney Email: Joan.Lunney@ars.usda.gov Web: http://www.prrssymposium.org

American Association of Swine Veterinarians 40th Annual Meeting

March 7 - 10, 2009 (Sat-Tue)
Dallas, Texas USA

For more information: AASV 902 1st Ave Perry, Iowa 50220 Tel.: 515-465-5255 Fax: 515-465-3832 Email: aasv@aasv.org Web: http://www.aasv.org/annmtg

London Swine Conference

April 1 - 2, 2009 (Wed-Thu)
London Convention Centre
London, Ontario, CANADA

Coordinated by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the University of Guelph, and Ontario Pork.

Conference Objectives:
-To provide a platform to accelerate the implementation of new technologies in commercial pork production in Ontario
-To facilitate the exchange of ideas within the swine industry

For more information: Tel.: 519-482-3333 Email: info@londonswineconference.ca Web: http://www.londonswineconference.ca/

VIIIth International Conference on Pig Reproduction

May 31 - June 4, 2009 (Sun-Thu)
Banff, Alberta, Canada

University of Alberta

This conference is held every four years, featuring presentations from leaders in the field of Pig Reproduction. Topics will range from endocrinology of the sow, embryonic and unterine physiology and the effects of nutrition to controlled reproduction and the genetics of reproduction. The venue for the conference is the beautiful town of Banff which is situated in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

George Foxcroft, PhD (Local Organizing Committee Chair): Dept. of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science University of Alberta 410 Ag/For Building Edmonton, AB CANADA T6G 2P5 Tel.: (780) 492 7661 Fax: (780) 492 4265 Email: george.foxcroft@ualberta.ca Web: http://www.icpr2009.com

Sue Charlton, M.Sc. (Local Committee Executive Secretary): F79 Edmonton Research Station Swine Research & Technology Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. T6H 2V8 Tel.: (780) 492 0063 Fax: (780) 492-6990 Email: susan.charlton@ualberta.ca

2009 World Pork Expo

June 3 - 5, 2009 (Wed-Fri)
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Des Moines, Iowa

New! The Expo will be held Wednesday-Thursday-Friday this year!

For more information: John Wrigley World Pork Expo General Manager National Pork Producers Council 320 Linwood Drive Neosho, MO 64850 Tel.: 417-451-6004 Fax: 417-451-5020 Email: wrigleyj@nppc.org Web: http://www.worldpork.org

21st International Pig Veterinary Society Congress

July 18 - 21, 2010 (Sun-Wed)
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA

"Sharing Ideas - Advancing Pig Health"

For more information: IPVS 2010 Congress Secretariat c/o Advance Group Conference Management Inc. Suite 101 – 1444 Alberni Street Vancouver, BC V6G 2Z4 Canada Tel.: 604-688-9655 ext. 2 Fax: 604-685-3521 Email: ipvs2010@advance-group.com Web: http://www.ipvs2010.com/

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