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Position Announcement: Veterinary Associate
June 18, 2013 — Worthington Veterinary Medical Center [Jobs]
The Worthington Veterinary Medical Center is seeking a veterinarian associate to serve beef and swine clients in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa. The Worthington VMC is one of four locations within...

2013 Podcast Series: Scott Stehlik
June 18, 2013 — AASV Staff [AASV]
During the AASV Annual Meeting, 30 veterinary students interviewed conference speakers to gain additional information about their presentation topic. The next of these MP3 audio interviews is now...

Joint Strategy Forum on Animal Disease Traceability
June 18, 2013 —  [Conf.]
The Forum is designed to facilitate much-needed interaction between State and Tribal animal health officials, animal producers, livestock marketers and handlers, and meat processors on the new Animal...

Including Spray Dried Animal Plasma in Weaned Pig Diets Mitigates Negative Effects of Deoxynivalenol
June 18, 2013 —  [Research]
Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre has shown including spray dried animal plasma in the diets of newly weaned piglets to be an effective strategy for mitigating the negative effects of...

Fighting the Impact of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
June 18, 2013 —  [Pharm.]
The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics and similar drugs—called antimicrobials—is considered a major public health threat by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its counterparts around the...

PED Update – June 12, 2013
June 12, 2013 — Harry Snelson [An.H.]
Drs Jerome Geiger and Joe Connor have provided AASV with a white paper on the diagnosis and elimination of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). This paper, entitled Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea,...

Effect of Creatine Supplementation during the Last Week of Gestation on Birth Intervals, Stillbirth, and Preweaning Mortality in Pigs
June 12, 2013 —  [Abs.]
We hypothesized that creatine supplementation would reduce birth intervals, stillbirth rate, and preweaning survival in pigs because of its reported improvement of athletic performance in humans. In...

Strain of MRSA Associated with Animal Husbandry Prevalent among Veterinarians [Europe]
June 12, 2013 —  [Hum.H.]
A specific type of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - CC398 - is especially prevalent among veterinarians, and the infection seems to persist for prolonged periods, according to study...

NPB Announces New Officers
June 12, 2013 — Harry Snelson [Ind.]
The National Pork Board has announced the following new officers elected during their board meeting at the World Pork Expo. President: Karen RichterVice President: Dale NortonTreasurer: Derrick...

National Pork Board Approves $450,000 in PEDV Research Funds
June 12, 2013 —  [Ind.]
In less than three weeks since the positive identification of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) in the United States, the National Pork Board has approved $450,000 in Checkoff funds to help...

New Online Training Course Debuts with Hot Topic: PED
June 12, 2013 —  [Practice]
The University of Minnesota’s new online training program – ADVET-S (Advanced Distributed Veterinary Education and Training – Swine) will debut its first course on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea beginning...

People on the Move: Dr. Terri O'Sullivan
June 12, 2013 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Dr. Terri O'Sullivan recently accepted a position at the University of Guelph as Assistant Professor, Swine Health Management. Previously, she completed a PhD in epidemiology with a focus on swine...

People on the Move: Dr. Emily Byers
June 12, 2013 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Effective June 17, Dr. Emily Byers will be joining Murphy-Brown, LLC, East Central Division as a staff veterinarian. She was previously employed at North Carolina State University College of...

The 6th International Conference on Colonic Spirochaetal Infections in Animals and Humans
June 12, 2013 —  [Conf.]
The International Conference on Colonic Spirochaetes in Animals and Humans 2013 is a unique opportunity for scientists and PhD students working in the field of spirochaetal infections to meet,...

Position Announcement: Veterinary Associate
June 11, 2013 — Worthington Veterinary Medical Center [Jobs]
The Worthington Veterinary Medical Center is seeking a veterinarian associate to serve beef and swine clients in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa. The Worthington VMC is one of four locations within...

AASV Session at World Pork Expo Expanded to Include PED
June 5, 2013 — Harry Snelson [AASV]
The AASV will hold a members-only session again this year at the World Pork Expo. This year's session, chaired by AASV Vice president Ron Brodersen, is entitled Changes in Veterinary Oversight of...

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) – Update
June 5, 2013 — Harry Snelson [An.H.]
AASV is conducting an epidemiologic survey of PED-positive herds. This survey was compiled in collaboration with National Pork Board, National Pork Producers Council and USDA. For additional...

NPPC Applauds Passage of Animal Drug Use Act
June 5, 2013 —  [Gov.]
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) today praised Congress for approving legislation to reauthorize animal-drug review laws that will give pork producers access to products that safeguard...

AASV Annual Meeting Video - Dr. Tim Loula
June 5, 2013 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The next of the 2013 AASV Annual Meeting presentations is now available to watch online. Our final speaker, Dr. Tim Loula, presented new and continuing ways in which swine veterinarians are...

New Online Training Course Debuts with Hot Topic: PED
June 5, 2013 —  [News]
The University of Minnesota’s new online training program – ADVET-S (Advanced Distributed Veterinary Education and Training – Swine) will debut its first course on porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED)...

Position Announcement: Technical Services Manager - Swine (East Coast)
June 5, 2013 — Merck Animal Health [Jobs]
Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new...

Position Announcement: Technical Services Manager- Swine (Midwest or Southwest USA)
June 5, 2013 — Merck Animal Health [Jobs]
Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new...

AVMA to Hold Welfare Conversation
June 5, 2013 —  [Welfare]
Veterinarians are engaged in professional activities involving diverse species and practice settings, and this can cause us to approach animal care and use decisions quite differently. It’s time for...

APHIS Reopens Comment Period for Swine Brucellosis and Pseudorabies Proposed Action Plan
June 5, 2013 — Harry Snelson [Gov.]
Veterinary Services is reopening the comment period on the concept paper for A New Approach for Managing Swine Brucellosis and Pseudorabies Virus to allow interested persons additional time to...

CRWAD Call for Abstracts Announcement
June 5, 2013 —  [Conf.]
The 2013 CRWAD Meeting will be held December 8 - 10, at the Chicago Marriott, Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will begin with the Researchers Reception, Sunday evening. The...

NAHLN Concept Paper Available for Comment
June 5, 2013 — Harry Snelson [USDA]
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available a concept paper that describes a revised structure for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) for public review...

Position Announcement: Veterinary Associate
June 3, 2013 — Worthington Veterinary Medical Center [Jobs]
The Worthington Veterinary Medical Center is seeking a veterinarian associate to serve beef and swine clients in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa. The Worthington VMC is one of four locations within...

AASV Conducts Epidemiologic Survey on Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea
May 30, 2013 — Harry Snelson [AASV]
In an effort to determine how porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) may have been introduced into the U.S. swine herd, AASV is conducting an epidemiologic survey of PED-positive herds. This survey...

AASV Session at World Pork Expo Expanded to Include PED
May 29, 2013 — Harry Snelson [AASV]
The AASV will hold a members-only session again this year at the World Pork Expo. This year's session, chaired by AASV Vice president Ron Brodersen, is entitled Changes in Veterinary Oversight of...

PED Update and Biosecurity Suggestions
May 29, 2013 — Harry Snelson [An.H.]
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) didn’t just spontaneously evolve in Midwest swine herds. It was introduced into the U.S. from somewhere. So, where did it come from? That is the question to...

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