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April 24, 2024 —
Wellness Wednesday - Physical Wellbeing Tip: Prioritize sleep! The average person thrives on 7-9 hours of sleep a night. Make this a necessity rather than a luxury. Good sleep hygiene could be its...
April 23, 2024 — AASV Staff
Now Available - 2024 AASV Annual Meeting Tuesday general session recordings. Video of the Monday morning general session and Monday afternoon session "Disease Elimination: Theory to Move us...
April 10, 2024 —
Did you miss the last AASV Swine Medicine Talk? Catch the recording! On February 6th, Dr. Henry Johnson presented "Path to Success for New Graduates and Gaining Trust on a Farm." The...
April 5, 2024 — AASV Staff
In 2023, University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Kimberly VanderWaal and coinvestigators were awarded $29,997 by the AASV Foundation to fund the proposal, "Fine-scale classification of PRRSV-2:...
March 27, 2024 — AASV Staff
Mark your calendar! The popular AASV Foundation Golf Outing is set for Tuesday, September 10 (11:00 AM - 6:00 PM) at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames, Iowa. Last year, 9 teams of golfers enjoyed...
March 20, 2024 — Harry Snelson
Dr. Angela Baysinger was installed as president of the AASV during the Business Meeting at the AASV Annual Meeting on February 27, 2024 in Nashville Tennessee. Her recent passing results in a vacancy...
March 20, 2024 —
The AASV designates representatives for several committees of the American Veterinary Medical Association. AASV is currently seeking someone to serve as a representative of "swine practice"...
March 20, 2024 — AASV Staff
Video of the Monday morning general session and Monday afternoon session "Disease Elimination: Theory to Move us Forward" presentations at the 2024 AASV Annual Meeting in Nashville are now available...
March 20, 2024 —
AASV was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Walter Felker on February 25, 2024. Walter Donald Felker was born July 11, 1927, to Walter Alvin and Bertha Bernice (Morrow) Felker, at their farm...
March 19, 2024 —
Dr. Brent Pepin recently joined the National Pork Board as a Director of Swine Health. In this role, he will collaborate on work with US SHIP and projects related to foreign and endemic diseases....
March 12, 2024 — AASV Staff
The AASV office will be closed Thursday, March 14, to allow staff to attend the funeral service for AASV President Dr. Angela Baysinger. For details about the visitation and funeral, see...
March 12, 2024 — AASV Staff
Video of the Monday morning general session presentations at the 2024 AASV Annual Meeting in Nashville are now available for AASV members to access online -- along with the rest of the AASV video...
March 11, 2024 — AASV Staff
Thank you for coming to the 2024 AASV Annual Meeting! Plans are already underway for the next year's meeting at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, California March 1-4, 2025. This is your...
March 11, 2024 — AASV Staff
There's no doubt about it: It can be expensive to attend the AASV Annual Meeting! But attendee registration fees cover only a portion of the cost of conducting the meeting. The cost to attendees...
March 9, 2024 — AASV Staff
It is with great sadness that we share that AASV President Dr. Angela Baysinger has passed away after a valiant battle with stomach cancer. Service A Funeral Service for Angela will be held on...
March 6, 2024 — AASV Staff
The foundation's annual auction fundraiser was held March 26 in the beautiful Gaylord Opryland Resort during the AASV Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was coordinated by the 2024...
March 4, 2024 — Abbey Canon
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held its 55th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, February 24-27, 2024, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort. The theme this year, "Leading...
March 4, 2024 — Abbey Canon
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) encourages veterinary students to attend the AASV annual meeting and offers a variety of activities for student participation during the...
March 1, 2024 — AASV Staff
Thank you for coming to the 2024 AASV Annual Meeting! Plans are already underway for the next year's meeting at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco, California March 1-4, 2025. This is your...
February 29, 2024 —
In 2023, the AASV Foundation Board of Directors established the Swine Health Management Scholarship Program to annually support one AASV member interested in pursuing certification through the...
February 28, 2024 —
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), continued its commitment to the swine...
February 27, 2024 — Abbey Canon
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) honored six members for their contributions to the association and the swine industry. Dr. Jeff Harker, 2020 AASV president and 2024 Awards...
February 27, 2024 — Abbey Canon
American Association of Swine Veterinarians President Dr. Bill Hollis reported on the association's membership and activities during the annual business meeting on Tuesday, February 27. As of...
February 27, 2024 — Abbey Canon
Dr. Angela Baysinger was installed as president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians on February 27, 2024, during the association's 55th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. She...
February 27, 2024 — Abbey Canon
Twelve $7500 grants were awarded by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation February 26 during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians 55th Annual Meeting in Nashville,...
February 27, 2024 — Abbey Canon
Drs. Ashley Johnson and Jana Morgan were named the 2024 recipients of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation Hogg Scholarship during the American Association of Swine...
February 27, 2024 — Abbey Canon
As part of its mission to fund research with direct application to the profession, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation awarded more than $100,000 in funding for research. Dr....
February 27, 2024 — AASV Staff
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) provided an opportunity for 15 veterinary students to compete for awards in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition. United Animal Health...
February 27, 2024 — AASV Staff
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $25,000 to 15 veterinary students who participated in the AASV Student Seminar at the Annual Meeting. Megan...
February 27, 2024 — Abbey Canon
Madeline Hall, a fourth-year student at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the David A. Schoneweis Scholarship during the American Association of Swine...
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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