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Wellness Wednesday

Wellness Wednesday: Emotional Wellbeing Tip – Actively seek out laughter. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Try not to take yourself too seriously. Allow yourself to play. Tell a joke. How do the elves clean Santa’s sleigh? They use a SANTA-TIZER!

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. […]

Apply by Dec 31 – $10,000 AASVF-Merck Veterinary Student Scholarship

The AASV Foundation, in collaboration with Merck Animal Health, is pleased to once again offer the AASVF-Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarships to assist with the educational expenses of aspiring swine veterinarians. Merck has generously contributed $50,000, allowing the AASV Foundation to award five scholarships of $10,000 each in 2025. The deadline for applications is […]

Happy Holidays! AASV Office Hours

The AASV office will be closed December 24–25 in celebration of the Christmas holiday. It will reopen December 26. In observance of New Year’s, the office will be closed December 31–January 1. It will reopen January 2. All of us at AASV wish you and yours a happy holiday season!

Submit Proposals by Dec 31 – SHIC, FFAR, and Pork Checkoff H5N1 Risk to Swine Research Program RFP

The Swine Health Information Center has partnered with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and the Pork Checkoff to fund a $4 million research program to enhance prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and response capabilities for H5N1 influenza in the US swine herd. H5N1 influenza, an emerging disease identified as a priority for the US pork […]

Apply by Dec 31 – Neil Dierks Scholarship

The $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student enrolled in a land-grant university pursuing a field of study that directly supports the pork industry. The National Pork Industry Foundation (NPIF), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing research and education within the pork industry, is now accepting applications for the Neil Dierks Scholarship. This scholarship […]