Videos of the general session presentations at the 2025 AASV Annual Meeting in San Francisco are now available for AASV members to access online — along with the rest of the AASV video archive — at https://www.aasv.org/video/.
Category Archives: AASV Annual Meeting
It’s Already Begun: Planning for AASV 2026
Plans are already underway for next year’s meeting in Las Vegas, to be held February 28 to March 3 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. You can help! Please offer your suggestions for improvements — and let us know what topics and speakers should be included in 2026 — by completing the brief […]
What Would the Pig Do? 4 Ways Swine Veterinarians Can Be a Champion of the Pig
Swine veterinarians are uniquely positioned to be a champion of the pig, Clayton Johnson, DVM, with Carthage Veterinary Service Ltd., said during his Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ annual meeting. “No other technical support functions visit the farm and its caretakers as frequently as swine veterinarians do,” he says. […]
Prospecting Auction Raises $110,745 for the AASV Foundation
The foundation’s annual auction fundraiser was held on March 3 during the AASV Annual Meeting at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis in the “golden state” of California. The very successful event was coordinated by the 2025 Auction Committee, led by co-chairs Drs. Chase Stahl and John Waddell. Electronic bidding for silent auction items opened on […]
What You Should Know About AASV’s New President Locke Karriker
Locke Karriker, DVM, can barely remember the days when he wasn’t involved in some way with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV). His first involvement in the organization took place in the 1990s when he attended as a student in veterinary school. Over the years he became more and more entrenched in AASV, serving […]
Thank You, Sponsors and Exhibitors!
Like everything else, the cost to attend the AASV Annual Meeting continues to rise. The financial support provided by sponsors and exhibitors helps underwrite the cost of social activities at the meeting and lessens registration fee increases for attendees. Please join AASV staff in expressing your personal appreciation to representatives of the following companies for […]
Swine Veterinarians Focus on Being the Pig’s Champion at 56th AASV Annual Meeting
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held its 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, March 1-4, 2025, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. During the planning meeting in June 2024, Program Chair and AASV President-elect Dr. Locke Karriker asked the 2025 program planning committee to build an agenda that amplified quality science while […]
We Need a New Playbook in the Pork Industry
The old playbook is no longer working, Cara Haden, DVM with Pipestone, said during the Alex Hogg Memorial Lecture at the 2025 American Association of Swine Veterinarians annual meeting. “If we want this industry to thrive moving forward, we have to become relevant to younger generations,” Haden says. The holds true for veterinarians who serve […]
AASV Annual Business Meeting
During the annual business meeting on Tuesday, March 4, American Association of Swine Veterinarians Acting President Dr. Bill Hollis reported on the association’s membership and activities. As of that date, total membership was 1,466, including 213 students from 40 universities, 921 members residing in the United States, 45 members residing in Mexico, 116 members residing […]
Encouraging Students to Be the Pig’s Champions at the Annual Meeting
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) encourages veterinary students to attend the AASV annual meeting and offers a variety of activities for student participation during the conference to help fulfill part of AASV’s mission: “mentor students, encouraging life-long careers as swine veterinarians.” Once again, the AASV Annual Meeting offered excellent opportunities for students to […]