The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) is seeking candidates for the position of Associate Director due to the promotion of current Associate Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder to Executive Director as of January 1, 2024.
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Position Announcement: Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer (Laboratory Director)
USDA APHIS seeks a Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer (Laboratory Director). The position is located in the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL), National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), and has full responsibility for managing the activities and personnel of the laboratory to operate within budgetary and staffing limitations. Your work will have have a profound impact on the production and marketing of domestic livestock and on livestock trade with foreign countries. A relocation/recruitment incentive may be authorized but is not guaranteed.
AASV Member in Need
Dr. Darwin Kohler, a longtime AASV member, is in the ICU at the Methodist hospital in Rochester, MN, after grave complications from a reconnection surgery following colon cancer. He is currently being treated for toxic shock. His family is creating a fundraising page to help with medical expenses and living expenses including necessary equipment needed for his return home.
The EVP Graduate Certificate Program in Systems Health Management Application is Open- Apply now!
The EVP Graduate Certificate Program in Systems Health Management is now accepting applications for our spring cohort, which will begin in January 2024. The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine will admit 25 students into the program and do a rolling admission process, so please do not wait to submit your application! The early application deadline is September 15th. EVP has been re-structured and built on the foundation of “an engineering-based approach to improvement”.
Not Your Father’s FAD Prep
Foreign animal disease (FAD) preparedness often seems uneventful, but significant progress is being made behind the scenes. Maintaining an FAD-free environment is a silent success with pork producers playing a central role in these efforts, ensuring the industry’s long-term sustainability.
Call for Abstracts: AASV 2024 Student Seminar and Poster Scholarship Competition
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians announces an opportunity for veterinary students to make a scientific presentation at the AASV Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday, February 25, 2024. Interested students are invited to submit a one-page abstract of a research paper, clinical case study, or literature review for consideration. The submitting student must be a current (2023-24) student member of the AASV at the time of submission, and must not have graduated from veterinary school prior to February 25, 2024. Submissions are limited to one (1) abstract per student.
Wellness Wednesday
Wellness Wednesday – Intellectual Wellbeing Tip: Pick up a new language or brush up on the Spanish or French you took in high school. Apps like Duolingo make it fun and easy to dabble in language-learning.
AASV Office Closed for Labor Day
The AASV office will be closed on Monday September 4 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The office will re-open on Tuesday morning. We hope you and your family enjoy the end-of-summer holiday and celebrate safely!
APHIS Reopening Comment Period for the National List of Reportable Animal Diseases Revised Proposed Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is reopening the proposed rule comment period that would amend disease regulations to provide a National List of Reportable Animal Diseases (NLRAD). APHIS is proposing to no longer require suspect or animal disease incident reporting to States under NLRAD. Other existing Federal, State, and local disease reporting requirements would be unaffected.
Abstract: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Commercial Disinfectants against African Swine Fever Virus
Abstract: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Commercial Disinfectants against African Swine Fever Virus