The Veterinary Leadership Institute is proud to announce that we will be hosting the VLI Trek Monday, April 8 to Friday, April 12, 2024 at Ross Point Camp and Conference Center in Post Falls, ID.
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Report Available: NAHMS National Study of U.S. Small Enterprise Swine Operations
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS), in collaboration with the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), conducted its third national study of U.S. small enterprise swine operations. The results of the study in population estimates form are now available as a dashboard.
Application period open for 2024 FFAR Vet Fellows
Veterinarians are vital to maintaining a safe U.S. food supply and play a critical role in protecting public health. The United States is facing a shortage of livestock and poultry veterinarians. According to a recent report, only 3%-4% of new veterinary college graduates have entered food animal-related practices over the last 20 years, a 40% reduction from about 40 years ago.
PRRS Virus-resistant Nucleus Herd Ready for Breeding upon Regulatory Approval
Van Eenennaam details global research in livestock gene editing, expensive process to FDA approval.
February 22: SHIC/FFAR JEV Research Program Informational Webinar
The Swine Health Information Center and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) have partnered to fund a $1 million research program to enhance US prevention, preparedness, and response capabilities for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a transboundary disease risk for US introduction. SHIC and FFAR are co-hosting an informational webinar regarding the request for proposals on February 22, 2024, at 3:00 pm CST to provide additional details about the application criteria.
AASV Office Closed February 21-28 for Annual Meeting
The AASV office will be closed Wednesday, February 21 through Wednesday, February 28 to allow staff time to travel to and from Nashville to conduct the 2024 AASV Annual Meeting. The office will reopen on Thursday, March 1. We hope you’re planning to join us! If you’re not already registered, we’ll accept on-site registrations beginning Saturday, February 24. See you in Nashville!
AASV Proceedings and Mobile App Now Online
Preview the papers and plan your agenda for the 55th AASV Annual Meeting, “Leading AASV into the Future,” taking place in Nashville, Tennessee, February 24-27, 2024. The conference proceedings and mobile app are now available to AASV members and conference attendees.
Students – Sign up for Trivia at the AASV Annual Meeting
Students, join us Saturday, February 24th at 6:00pm for appetizers and drinks followed by a fun-filled, interactive evening of competitive swine veterinary medicine trivia! Test your swine knowledge, meet new people, and have some fun! Merck Animal Health hosts the event and sponsors prizes.
Abstract: Development and validation of a farm- and province-level swine flow simulation model using discrete events and Ontario swine farm and provincial input data
Abstract: Development and validation of a farm- and province-level swine flow simulation model using discrete events and Ontario swine farm and provincial input data
Abstract: Refining PRRSV-2 genetic classification based on global ORF5 sequences and investigation of their geographic distributions and temporal changes
Abstract: Refining PRRSV-2 genetic classification based on global ORF5 sequences and investigation of their geographic distributions and temporal changes