Abstract: Breeding for resilience in finishing pigs can decrease tail biting, lameness and mortality
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Holiday Hours
The AASV office will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in celebration of Independence Day and will reopen Friday morning July 5. Have a happy and safe holiday!
Abstract: Biosecurity indemnification and attitudes of United States swine producers towards the prevention of an African swine fever outbreak
Abstract: Biosecurity indemnification and attitudes of United States swine producers towards the prevention of an African swine fever outbreak
Sustainability is Not a Dirty Word: Think of it as Stewardship
The Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research Center–known as the CLEAR Center at the University of California, Davis–uses research and extension to advance sustainability in animal agriculture. Team leader Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist in cooperative extension in the Department of Animal Science, joined AgriTalk’s host Chip Flory and Farm Journal’s PORK editor Jennifer Shike to discuss his message to farmers during World Pork Expo.
Does Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Elimination Impact Reproductive Performance and Retention?
Meet Lindsey Huntress Britton, our latest addition to Farm Journal’s PORK’s Up & Coming Leaders feature. We are showcasing some of the fresh, new voices of the pork industry who combine innovative thought and work ethic with scientific savvy and a passion to make a difference.
Iowa Foreign Animal Disease Defense Program (IFAD) Meetings Offered
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, in collaboration with the Center for Food Security and Public Health, is offering regional meetings as part of the Iowa Foreign Animal Disease Defense Program (IFAD) to further develop our state’s Foreign Animal Disease response capabilities. Participating in IFAD enhances Iowa’s ability to detect, respond, mitigate, and recover from FAD outbreaks by training professionals to fulfill these crucial needs. IFAD provides Iowa veterinarians with the right tools to identify FADs, collect appropriate samples, familiarity with reporting, and more.
Register Today for the 2024 ISU McKean Swine Disease Conference
We are eager to bring back a transformed 2024 ISU McKean Swine Disease Conference at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center. The conference will be held on Wednesday July 24, 2024 as a one day meeting prior to Iowa Swine Day, which will be held on Thursday July 25, 2024. Although the events are separate, this provides the opportunity to feature two extraordinary conferences here in Ames.
New AASV Website Coming Soon
The AASV Communications Committee, IT specialist Dave Brown, and staff have been working hard to update and upgrade the AASV website, and we’re excited to announce it’s coming soon! Read the e-letter each week for a sneak peak at what to expect.
SHIC Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity: Platform to Automatically Classify Truck Sanitation Status (Final Report)
A pilot project funded by the Swine Health Information Center Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and Pork Checkoff, aimed to address the challenge of documenting truck washes between visits to slaughterhouses and return to swine barns, a critical aspect of market haul sanitation in the swine industry. Led by Drs. Daniel Linhares and Edison Magalhães of Iowa State University, the study updated the online inventory of truck washes in the Midwest and assessed three different methods for automatically recording truck wash events and market pig deliveries at packing plants. To enable producers to verify trailer cleanliness, automated reports were produced on the status of each trailer to identify non-compliance, such as those trailers not washed between packing plant loads.
Externship: Veterinary Government Relations with NPPC
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is offering a veterinary government relations externship opportunity for three (3), 4th-year veterinary students for the fall of 2024 (September 9-20).