The AASV is pleased to announce the program for the Student Seminar at the 55th AASV Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Thirty-two veterinary students from 16 universities submitted abstracts for consideration. A panel of six veterinarians from private practice, industry, and academia reviewed and scored the abstracts to select 15 for oral presentation and 17 for poster presentation at the meeting. A grant from the Zoetis Foundation supports $750 awards for the students selected to participate in the oral session and $500 awards for the poster presenters.
At the meeting, the students’ oral presentations will be judged to determine the recipients of AASV Foundation scholarships, including the $5000 top student presenter scholarship supported by the grant from the Zoetis Foundation and 14 additional scholarships from $500 to $2500 funded by Elanco Animal Health.
The Student Seminar, co-chaired by Drs Andy Bowman and Justin Brown, will take place Sunday, February 25, from 1:00 to 5:15 pm. The scholarship awards will be announced during the AASV-AASV Foundation luncheon on Monday, February 26. The schedule for the Student Seminar oral presentations follows:
Concurrent Session #1: Student Seminar
Sunday, February 25
1:00 – 5:15 PM
Session co-chairs: Andrew Bowman and Justin Brown
Funded by the ZOETIS FOUNDATION
1:00 Repeat offenders: PRRSV clinical re-breaks from a whole genome perspective
Julia Baker, University of Minnesota
1:15 Environmental viability of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and its potential for indirect transmission
Cassidy Cordon, University of Minnesota
1:30 Comparison of 200 mg injectable iron dextran vs. 400 mg in either a single timepoint or split-dosed into two timepoints on growth and hemoglobin in pigs from birth to end of nursery
Francisco Gomez Cru, University of Saskatchewan
1:45 Evaluation of sample types for the characterization of Lawsonia intracellularis shedding status
Amber Vegter, Iowa State University
2:00 Comparison of different sample types and assays for detecting Cystoisospora suis at the litter level
Matilyn Wheeler, Iowa State University
2:15 Characterizing enterotoxigenic E. coli isolates contributing to postweaning diarrhea in pigs: A case-control study
Yuan Lin, University of Guelph
2:30 Comparison of meloxicam dosing protocols in periparturient sows and the effect on fever reduction and performance
Erin Larsen, Lincoln Memorial University
2:45 Evaluation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory water medications on PRRSV 1-4-4 L1C variant
Morgan Almeida, Iowa State University
3:00 REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:30 A comparison of ceftiofur crystalline free acid at birth to enrofloxacin at processing and the effects on umbilical defects and average daily gain
Sarah Lutz, Auburn University
3:45 Evaluation of feed mill biosecurity using fluorescent powder detection
Mallory Wilhelm, Iowa State University
4:00 Interstate swine transportation network as a predictor of pathogen spread across the US
Megan Neveau Thomas, Iowa State University
4:15 Agreement between the detection of PCV2 via tongue tip samples, processing fluids, placental umbilical cord blood serum samples, and colostrum by PCR
Alexis Berte, Iowa State University
4:30 A pilot study evaluating the pharmacokinetics of tulathromycin and ketoprofen in the form of Draxxin KP® in swine
Claire Vincent, Mississippi State University
4:45 Vitamin A as a biomarker for livability in the nursery stage of swine production
Brianna McAleese, North Carolina State University
5:00 Practitioner perspectives on the use of MCREBEL practices on sow farms
Hope Dohlman, Iowa State University
5:15 Session concludes