Category Archives: Education

Until September and October 2019, Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus had only been reported as causing disease in pigs in Asia. The first US cases with significant mortalities were reported in Ohio and Tennessee in 2019 with subsequent identification in Pennsylvania and Indiana. Now, with a series of very severe S. zoo outbreaks in Canada, the Swine Health Information Center and American Association of Swine Veterinarians will host a webinar on S. zoo on November 29, 2023, from 1 to 2:30 pm CST with US and Canadian experts.

Until September and October 2019, Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus had only been reported as causing disease in pigs in Asia. The first US cases with significant mortalities were reported in Ohio and Tennessee in 2019 with subsequent identification in Pennsylvania and Indiana. Now, with a series of very severe S. zoo outbreaks in Canada, the Swine Health Information Center and American Association of Swine Veterinarians will host a webinar on S. zoo on November 29, 2023, from 1 to 2:30 pm CST with US and Canadian experts.

Friday, November 24 is the final day to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the 2024 International Pig Veterinary Society Congress and European Symposium of Porcine Health Management (IPVS & ESPHM). The congress will be held June 4-7, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany, and will include presentations on the following topics:

Mark your calendars for November 29, 2023, and plan to join Passion for Pigs for its popular seminar and trade show in Sedalia, Missouri!

The Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University is offering free RACE® approved continuing education – an Organic and Alternative Animal Health course.

Until September and October 2019, Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus had only been reported as causing disease in pigs in Asia. The first US cases with significant mortalities were reported in Ohio and Tennessee in 2019 with subsequent identification in Pennsylvania and Indiana. Now, with a series of very severe S. zoo outbreaks in Canada, the Swine Health Information Center and American Association of Swine Veterinarians will host a webinar on S. zoo on November 29, 2023, from 1 to 2:30 pm CST with US and Canadian experts.

The AVMA is offering $1,000 scholarships for 10 AVMA members to develop their leadership potential at the 2024 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference (VLC), taking place January 4 – 6, 2024, in Chicago.

Mark your calendars for November 29, 2023, and plan to join Passion for Pigs for its popular seminar and trade show in Sedalia, Missouri!

The American Association of Bovine Practitioners presents USDA-NIFA funded workshops for early-career veterinarians to improve the business management of their practices.

Pig Ski is January 31-February 2, 2024, at Copper Mountain, CO!