Journal of Swine Health and Production

September and October, 2007
VOLUME 15, NUMBER 5

Finishing site in southwest Nebraska Photo courtesy of Dr John Waddell  The Journal of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians

President’s message: Can you be someone’s role model? From the Executive Director: When was the last time you did something for the first time? From the Editor: Evaluating the assumptions of linear regression models Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: Age and management system disease modeling for pathogenic co-infection Dorr PM, Gebreyes WA, Almond GW ( PDF version available) Dealing with unexpected Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serological results Broes A, Martineau GP, Gottschalk M ( PDF version available) A cluster of farms experiencing severe porcine circovirus associated disease: Clinical features and association with the PCV2b genotype Horlen KP, Schneider P, Anderson J, et al ( PDF version available) Concurrent pasteurellosis and classical swine fever in Indian pigs Kumar H, Mahajan V, Sharma S, et al ( PDF version available) News from the National Pork Board PQA Plus update Nutritional efficiency consortium and call for proposals Calls for research proposals in the areas of swine health and pork safety AASV news AASV Summer Conference: Small yet successful AASV award nominations Call for abstracts – Industrial Partners Waddell elected to COBTA Call for papers – AASV 2008 student seminar and veterinary student scholarships Advocacy in action: AASV goes to Washington Straight talk: Choices Also in the print edition: Masthead (online equivalent: Journal of Swine Health and Production Contacts, AASV Contacts) Sponsors (online equivalent: AASV Industry Support Council) Conversion tables AASV News (online: AASV e-Letter) Errata Upcoming meetings Guidelines to authors Cumulative index The Journal of Swine Health and Production is published by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the endorsement, official attitude, or position of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, the Journal of Swine Health and Production, or any Industry Support Council member. The Journal of Swine Health and Production is a refereed publication and is a benefit of membership in the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.