The 2024 Leman Swine Conference Program is now available! This year’s conference has so many great speakers! Keynotes and breakouts will cover a wide range of topics, including biosecurity, viruses, industry updates, ventilation, pork demand, and more! Register by August 15 to receive the early registration rate! Check out the program!
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CDC’s NORS Dashboard Data Moves to BEAM Dashboard
As of July 29th, 2024, CDC transitioned publicly available foodborne, waterborne, and enteric disease outbreak data from the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) Dashboard to NORS View on the Bacteria, Enterics, Amoeba, and Mycotics (BEAM) Dashboard. NORS View includes outbreak data reported through 2022. View the BEAM Dashboard. NORS data transition The integration of NORS data into […]
Abstract: Determination of the frequency of individuals with broadly cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against PRRSV in the sow population under field conditions
Abstract: Abstract: Determination of the frequency of individuals with broadly cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against PRRSV in the sow population under field conditions Background: Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) is a significant swine pathogen, yet the immune response components contributing to protection remain incompletely understood. Broadly reactive neutralizing antibodies (bNAs) may play a crucial role […]
Call for Abstracts – Research Topics
Plans are underway for the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) to take place March 1-4, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
Let’s Golf! Register to Golf for the AASV Foundation
Golfers, it is time to recruit and register your golf team to support the AASV Foundation!
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine Swine Group Will Organize 2028 IPVS International Conference
Swine veterinarians and scientists from around the world will make their way to Minnesota for the 2028 International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress hosted in Minneapolis by the University of Minnesota (UMN) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Swine Group. The IPVS Congress, one of the largest swine veterinarian events for the global pig industry, brings […]
Position Announcement: Swine Veterinarian – Indiana/Ohio
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 operation. Daily […]
Position Announcement: Swine Veterinarian – Oklahoma
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 Holdenville/Central Oklahoma sow operation. […]
Krantz and Miller Join SHIC Board of Directors
The Swine Health Information Center welcomed two new board members during their meeting held on July 29-30, 2024. Seth Krantz, DVM, Tosh Farms, and Jay Miller, DVM, The Maschhoffs, began their terms. Founding board member Daryl Olsen, DVM, AMVC, and Russ Nugent, PhD, concluded their service. Nugent joined the SHIC Board of Directors in 2021 […]
SHIC Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity: Investigating Fan Coverings for Biocontainment (Final Report)
A study funded by the Swine Health Information Center Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program, in partnership with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Pork Checkoff, investigated the effectiveness of rapidly deployable, exhaust fan coverings to reduce the risk of airborne particles causing transmission of swine pathogens, such as PRRSV, IAV, and PEDV. Led […]