Today, U.S. pork producers approved a resolution to enhance the country’s live swine traceability system during the 2024 National Pork Industry Forum hosted by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC).
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2024 Annual Meeting Videos Now Online
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 archive — at aasv.org/members/only/video/. Coming soon: Recordings of the Monday afternoon session “Disease Elimination: Theory to Move us Forward” and the Tuesday general session “Driving Demand and Protecting the Product.” Update March 18: The Monday afternoon session videos are now online. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, the Tuesday general session recordings will not be available.
AASV Office Closed Thursday, March 14
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 aasv.org/news/story.php?id=16475. The office will reopen Friday, March 15.
Tell Us What You Thought about the Annual Meeting
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 chance to tell us what you thought and what you’d like to see next!
Thank You, Sponsors and Exhibitors!
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 would be even higher but for the financial support provided by sponsors and exhibitors. Please join AASV staff in expressing your personal appreciation to representatives of the following companies and organizations for their generous support of the 2024 AASV Annual Meeting:
Dr. Angela Baysinger Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we share that AASV President Dr. Angela Baysinger has passed away after a valiant battle with stomach cancer.
Abstract: Active Participatory Regional Surveillance for Notifiable Swine Pathogens
Abstract: Active Participatory Regional Surveillance for Notifiable Swine Pathogens
Dr. Paul Sundberg Honored at National Pork Industry Forum
Dr. Paul Sundberg, renowned for his innovation and leadership within the pork sector, was honored during the 2024 National Pork Industry Forum in Chicago with the 2024 Distinguished Service Award for his remarkable achievements. The award is selected by National Pork Board past presidents and is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to the industry.
Abstract: Domestic pigs are susceptible to experimental infection with non-human primate-derived Reston virus without the need for adaptation
Abstract: Domestic pigs are susceptible to experimental infection with non-human primate-derived Reston virus without the need for adaptation
SHIC-funded Economic Assessment Estimates Production Impact of JEV Outbreak in US Swine
In early 2022, Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) expanded into new regions of Australia, affecting over 80 swine breeding farms and causing significant production losses. Having never been detected in swine in the US, JEV poses an emerging transboundary threat to domestic sow herds susceptible to viral infection. As part of industry preparedness activities for JEV, SHIC funded an economic assessment to explore the potential impacts for introduction and establishment of JEV in the US. Dr. Liz Wagstrom, Wagstrom Consulting, led the investigation, alongside a team of economists and production veterinarians, to gather production data during the Australian outbreak and develop a prediction for production losses due to reproductive outcomes during a potential US incursion.