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Position Announcement: Swine Veterinarian (Veterinarian I – $5,000 New Hire Bonus)
Tyson Foods Inc, the world’s largest protein producer and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500, is looking for a Veterinarian to join our Pork Group Technical Services team. The Pork Group Veterinarian I is primarily responsible for direct interaction with contract producers, and management company leadership in our Indiana/Ohio grow-finish operations. Daily tasks will include: oversight of all farm herd health needs; maintenance of proper swine herd health and movement verification paperwork; preservation of all veterinary client/patient relationships and veterinary feed directives; and oversight of secure pork supply plans.
Position Announcement: Senior Swine Veterinarian (Veterinarian II – $6,000 New Hire Bonus)
Tyson Foods Inc, the world’s largest protein producer and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500, is looking for a Senior Veterinarian to join our Pork Group Technical Services team. The Pork Group Senior Veterinarian (Veterinarian II) is responsible for ensuring the maintenance and improvement of its swine herd health, improving the production performance of the swine herd through better environment management and training, oversight of biosecurity, risk management, and disease elimination programs. This includes consulting with all levels of swine management concerning preventative and therapeutic medicine, educating Team Members on animal husbandry, physiology, environment, and animal growth, and ensuring compliance with all agricultural regulations concerning health eradication programs and animal movement.
Call for Abstracts: AASV Research Topics
Plans are underway for the 55th annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) to take place February 24-27, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. As part of the meeting, there will be an oral and a poster session highlighting research projects related to swine health and production (virology, bacteriology, parasitology, environment, food safety, odor, welfare, etc.). Abstracts are now being accepted to be considered for presentation during the Research Topics session, which will be held Sunday, February 25. Submissions are due August 15 (firm deadline).
Position Announcement: Animal Technician I/II
At United Therapeutics, you’ll realize quickly that it is not an ordinary place to work! When you join our company, you will learn, grow, contribute, have fun, and be challenged… all while making a difference in the lives of our patients. We have an opportunity for for an Animal Technician I/II in an onsite role in Christiansburg, Virginia. Relocation assistance may be provided on a case-by-case basis.
Position Announcement: Veterinary Technician I/II
At United Therapeutics, you’ll realize quickly that it is not an ordinary place to work! When you join our company, you will learn, grow, contribute, have fun, and be challenged… all while making a difference in the lives of our patients. We have an opportunity for a Veterinary Technician I/II in an onsite role in Christiansburg, Virginia. Relocation assistance may be provided on a case-by-case basis*
Show Pig Industry Gathers to Discuss ASF Prevention and Preparedness
The U.S. pork industry has a plan to help keep foreign animal diseases like African swine fever (ASF) out of the country, but it requires everyone in the pork industry to do their part.
Veterinarians Exempt from New DEA Education Requirement
A new opioid-related training requirement for DEA-registered practitioners does not apply to veterinarians, despite appearing as a required checkbox on the DEA’s online registration application, according to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials.
Call for Abstracts due Aug 1: AAEV Applied Animal & Public Health Research & Extension Symposium
The American Association of Extension Veterinarians (AAEV) seeks presenters for their 19th Annual Applied Animal and Public Health Research and Extension Symposium in National Harbor, MD. Deadline for Abstracts has been extended to Aug. 1, 2023.
Let’s Golf: Support the AASV Foundation!
Golfers, it’s time to recruit and register your golf team to support the AASV Foundation! Registration is now open for this annual fundraiser, to be held Wednesday, August 23 at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames, Iowa. Veenker has a history of providing lovely weather, great food, and a well-groomed course for golfers to enjoy at this event. Click here to register a team or individual golfer.