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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Detected in U.S.
May 22, 2013 — Harry Snelson [An.H.]
On May 16, 2013; National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), in close collaboration with Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (ISU-VDL), reported that Porcine Epidemic...

AASV to Hold Session at World Pork Expo
May 22, 2013 — Harry Snelson
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...

Announcement – NC229 Meeting 2013
May 22, 2013 — Harry Snelson [Conf.]
The Annual Meeting of the Multistate Research Project, NC229, "Detection and Control of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus and Emerging Viral Diseases of Swine", will be...

Position Announcement: Technical Services Manager - Swine (East Coast)
May 22, 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)
May 22, 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...

World Pork Expo Celebrates 25th Anniversary, June 5-7
May 22, 2013 —  [Ind.]
The world’s largest pork-specific trade show … a wide range of educational seminars … breeding-stock shows and sales … succulent pork products … fun and fellowship — these are just a few reasons to...

The 6th International Conference on Colonic Spirochaetal Infections in Animals and Humans
May 22, 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,...

AASV Annual Meeting Video - Dr. Howard Hill
May 22, 2013 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The next of the 2013 AASV Annual Meeting presentations is now available to watch online. Dr. Howard Hill reviewed animal welfare challenges that arise "When Science and Public Perception...

Research Shows Biofiltration Effective in Removing Airborne Contaminants from Swine Barns
May 22, 2013 —  [Research]
Research conducted by the Research and Development Institute for the Agri-Environment has shown biological filtration to be an effective option for removing various contaminants from the air of swine...

USDA-NIH-NPB Influenza Workshop Summary
May 22, 2013 — Dr. Lisa Becton [Meet]
The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Influenza Research Database (IRD), USDA National Centers of Animal Health (NCAH), and National Pork Board...

Accelerated Biodegradation of Veterinary Antibiotics in Agricultural Soil following Long-Term Exposure, and Isolation of a Sulfamethazine-degrading sp.
May 22, 2013 —  [Abs.]
The World Health Organization has identified antibiotic resistance as one of the top three threats to global health. There is concern that the use of antibiotics as growth promoting agents in...

Kehrli Named NADC Director
May 22, 2013 —  [USDA]
AASV member Dr. Marcus Kehrli has been named the Center Director for the National Animal Disease Center (NADC), in Ames, Iowa. He replaces acting Center Director Diana Whipple, Deputy Center...

Butch Baker Named 2013 NHF Master of the Pork Industry
May 22, 2013 — 
The National Hog Farmer Magazine has named Rodney “Butch” Baker, DVM a 2013 Master of the Pork Industry. He joins fellow masters Robert Thaler, Jeff Hansen, Bradley Wolter, Jim Meimann and Malcolm...

PRRS Corner: Characterization of Homologous and Heterologous Adaptive Immune Responses in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Infection
May 22, 2013 —  [PRRS]
The present study characterized the homologous and heterologous immune response in type-I porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. Two experiments were conducted: in...

People on the Move: Dr. Raul Garcia Peza
May 19, 2013 — AASV Staff [AASV]
Dr. Raul Garcia Peza recently accepted a position with MSD Salud Animal Mexico as Technical Manager, Pharmaceutical Products, Swine Business Unit. He will bring technical support to swine customers,...

AASV to Hold Session at World Pork Expo
May 15, 2013 — Harry Snelson
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...

Position Announcement: Technical Services Manager - Swine (East Coast)
May 15, 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)
May 15, 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...

People on the Move: Dr. Laura Batista
May 15, 2013 —  [AASV]
As of May 1st, Laura Batista has returned to Batista, Racine y Asociados, her former swine consulting practice specialized in offering integrated services for the Swine Industry in Latin America and...

AASV Annual Meeting Video - Dr. James A. Roth
May 15, 2013 — AASV Staff [AASV]
The next of the 2013 AASV Annual Meeting presentations is now available to watch online. Concluding Monday's General Session, Dr. James A. Roth presented work being done to develop a "Secure...

REVIEW: Updated Scientific Evidence on the Welfare of Gestating Sows Kept in Different Housing Systems
May 15, 2013 —  [Abs.]
Gestation sow housing is a contemporary animal welfare issue with legislative actions in the United States to ban individual gestation sow systems. This review sought to summarize the scientific...

AVMA to Hold Welfare Conversation
May 15, 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...

Overview of the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Certification Program
May 15, 2013 —  [News]
As of 7 December, 2012, Russian authorities implemented a policy that would not allow the presence of ractopamine hydrochloride (trade names Paylean®20 and Optaflexx®100) residues in meat (pork and...

JSHAP Member Forum: What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up?
May 15, 2013 — Karen Lehe [AASV]
Professional athlete? Doctor? Teacher? Or maybe a superhero! When children of elementary school age are polled, these are some of the most common answers to the question “what do you want to be when...

Effects of Reduced Nocturnal Temperature on Pig Performance and Energy Consumption in Swine Nursery Rooms
May 15, 2013 —  [Abs.]
The objective of this investigation was to determine the effect of a reduced nocturnal temperature (RNT) regimen on performance of weaned pigs and energy consumption during the nursery phase of...

APHIS Reopens Comment Period for Swine Brucellosis and Pseudorabies Proposed Action Plan
May 15, 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...

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pigs and Farm Workers on Conventional and Antibiotic-Free Swine Farms in the USA
May 15, 2013 —  [Abs.]
Much uncertainty remains about the origin and public health implications of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA). This study aimed to investigate the occurrence...

NAHLN Concept Paper Available for Comment
May 15, 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...

Notice of Request for Applications for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program
May 15, 2013 — Harry Snelson [Practice]
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is announcing the release of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Request for Applications (RFA) at...

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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