May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to check in with yourself, your family, your friends, and your colleagues. AASV has compiled resources to assess your wellbeing, improve your wellbeing, help yourself or others, and prevent suicide. These resources are specifically adapted to those in the veterinary or agriculture professions or rural communities. They can be found at https://aasv.org/Resources/Wellbeing/index.php
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Abstract: A stochastic compartmental model to simulate intra- and inter-species influenza transmission in an indoor swine farm
Abstract: A stochastic compartmental model to simulate intra- and inter-species influenza transmission in an indoor swine farm
African swine fever decreases in pigs and wild boar in the EU during 2022
The number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in pigs and cases reported in wild boar in the European Union (EU) fell considerably in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a new report published today by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The disease was notified in eight EU countries in pigs and eleven EU countries in wild boar.
Apply Now: Recent Graduate Award to Attend the 2024 WVC
Viticus Group is proud to present the Dr. W. Bruce Wren Food Animal Incentive Award recognizing five recent graduates in veterinary medicine. Recipients of the Dr. W. Bruce Wren Food Animal Incentive Award receive a $1,000 stipend, complimentary registration, lodging, airfare, meals, and a daily stipend to attend the WVC 96th Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 18-21, 2024.
AASV Salary Survey – Time Is Running Out! Participate Today!
What’s a swine veterinarian worth? Are your salary and benefits comparable to those of your colleagues? Are you paying your associate veterinarians enough to keep them from searching for greener pastures? What do you need to offer an early career veterinarian to be competitive with other offers they are likely to receive? Are you one of the 67% of eligible AASV members yet to submit your response? You still have a little time to help answer these important questions by participating in the 2023 AASV Salary Survey.
AASV Office Holiday Hours
The AASV office will be closed Monday May 29, 2023 for the Memorial Day holiday. The office will reopen Tuesday morning. Enjoy the holiday and join us in honoring our fallen heroes.
Wellbeing Wednesday: May is Mental Health Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Find mental health awareness, wellness, and suicide prevention resources at https://www.aasv.org/Resources/Wellbeing/index.php. You can also hear AASV members share their stories in the Veterinary Wellbeing video, created for the AASV’s Golden Anniversary under the direction of AASV member Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller.
Vaccines Using mRNA Can Protect Farm Animals Against Diseases Traditional Ones May Not
According to Iowa State University’s David Verhoeven, vaccines using mRNA technology have been shown to reduce disease on farms, and it’s all but impossible for them to end up in your food.
Senators Seek to Make Feral Swine Eradication Permanent
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) have introduced the Feral Swine Eradication Act, which would extend and make permanent a pilot program to safeguard public health, agriculture, and local ecosystems against the threat of feral swine.
National Impacts of a Domestic Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease and African Swine Fever in the United States
National Impacts of a Domestic Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease and African Swine Fever in the United States