A newly proposed law backed by the AVMA would help combat the emerging threat posed by illicit xylazine while protecting veterinary access to this important animal sedative.
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Register Now: SMEC and NPB to Host FAD Tabletop Exercise
The Swine Medicine Education Center and National Pork Board will host a foreign animal disease tabletop exercise on April 27th, 2023 from 09:00 – 5:00 in Audubon, Iowa. The training is open to veterinarians, production staff, and allied partners.
Position Announcement: Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor in Livestock Production Medicine
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time, 12-month, Assistant or Associate Professor in the Integrated Food Animal Management Systems (IFAMS) section of the department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine.
Early Bird Register by April 17: 2023 Safe Pork Conference
We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming SafePork Conference, 15-17 May 2023 in New Orleans, LA, USA. The conference is planned to be held as an in-person event. Early registration will end on April 17, 2023
Abstract: A reanalysis: Do hog farms cause disease in North Carolina neighborhoods?
Abstract: A reanalysis: Do hog farms cause disease in North Carolina neighborhoods?
Over-the-Counter Antibiotics: What You Need to Know Before June 11
When kids are sick, parents want to do the best they can to help them feel better fast. It’s no different when animals are sick. Livestock producers want to do everything they can to help them feel better fast. It’s understandable why most people want to turn to antibiotics so quickly – it’s what they know to be an effective treatment for illness and disease.
Abstract: Risk factors associated with sow mortality in breeding herds under one production system in the Midwestern United States
Abstract: Risk factors associated with sow mortality in breeding herds under one production system in the Midwestern United States
2023 Annual Meeting Videos Now Online
Videos from the 2023 AASV Annual Meeting General Sessions are now available online — with the rest of the AASV video archive — at aasv.org/members/only/video/.
Is There an Answer to African Swine Fever Fatigue?
African swine fever (ASF) fatigue is real, says Patrick Webb, assistant chief veterinarian at the National Pork Board. Since ASF rocked China in 2018, U.S. pork producers have been bombarded with messages to do their part to protect the country from this deadly virus of pigs.
Register Now: Animal Welfare Assessment Contest
Registration is now open for the new Virtual Animal Welfare Assessment Contest® (AWJAC) taking place April 22-23. Veterinary, undergraduate, and graduate students are invited to attend this two-day, condensed and convenient contest option.