Journal of Swine Health and Production

May and June, 2011
VOLUME 19, NUMBER 3

Cover Photo

Spring at a Nebraska nursery
Photo courtesy of Dr John Waddell

 The Journal of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians

President’s message: Inspiration

From the Executive Director: Don’t ever take anything for granted

From the Executive Editor: APVS — What matters to Asian swine veterinarians

Porcine rotavirus groups A, B, and C identified by polymerase chain reaction in a fecal sample collection with inconclusive results by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Médici KC, Barry AF, Alfieri AF, et al
(PDF PDF version available)

Vulvar skin temperature changes significantly during estrus in swine as determined by digital infrared thermography
Scolari SC, Clark SG, Knox RV, et al
(PDF PDF version available)

Disinfection protocols reduce the amount of porcine circovirus type 2 in contaminated 1:61 scale model livestock transport vehicles
Patterson AR, Baker RB, Madson DM, et al
(PDF PDF version available)

Establishment and maintenance of a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-free breeding herd on a site that experienced a natural outbreak of PCV2-associated reproductive disease
Patterson AR, Madson DM, Schalk SD, et al
(PDF PDF version available)

Circovirus vaccination in pigs with subclinical porcine circovirus type 2 infection complicated by ileitis
Young MG, Cunningham GL, Sanford SE
(PDF PDF version available)

News from the National Pork Board:

  • Third-party verification of PQA Plus site assessment begins
  • New insights into Checkoff euthanasia research
  • Group reviews pork-quality research, identifies needs
  • 25 years of Checkoff research, new e-newsletter available
  • PQA Plus exceeds 75% mark, site assessments surpass 14,000
  • Carbon footprint calculator debuts soon

AASV news:

  • AASV announces 2011 officers
  • Call for papers — 2012 Student Seminar

AASV Foundation Midwest Golf Outing
(PDF PDF version available)

Annual meeting report

AASV Foundation news:

  • AASV Foundation holds successful 2011 auction
  • AASV Foundation announces recipients of Hogg Scholarship

Advocacy in action: Have you hugged your NAHLN today?

Also in the print edition:

The Journal of Swine Health and Production is published by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the endorsement, official attitude, or position of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, the Journal of Swine Health and Production, or any Industry Support Council member. The Journal of Swine Health and Production is a refereed publication and is a benefit of membership in the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.