Journal of Swine Health and Production

 The Journal of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians

President’s message: The windshield view
Ron Brodersen

President-elect’s message: How will we manage change?
George Charbonneau

Executive Editor’s message: Motivation
Terri O’Sullivan

Why do you do what you do?
Jeff Kurt

Pathological evaluation of claw lesions in culled sows from a Greek herd
Varagka N, Lisgara M, Skampardonis V, et al
( PDF version available)

An experimental study with a vaccine strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus to determine effects on viremia assessed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction in pigs fed rations medicated with tilmicosin or non-medicated
O’Sullivan TL, Johnson R, Poljak Z, et al
( PDF version available)

Comparison of regional limb injection to systemic medication for the treatment of septic lameness in female breeding swine
Dominguez BJ, Duckworth LA, Jones ML
( PDF version available)

Fact sheets – comparing phytase sources for pigs and effects of superdosing phytase on growth performance of nursery and finishing pigs
Gonçalves MAD, Dritz SS, Tokach MD, et al
( PDF version available)

News from the National Pork Board

• Pork Checkoff launches campaign to educate producers on antibiotics changes
• Nominations for 2016 America’s Pig Farmer of the Year close soon
• Pork Checkoff offers crisis texting
• Checkoff offers USCARE as easy steps for antibiotic compliance
• Larsen named Assistant Vice President of Science and Technology

AASV news

• AASV Annual Meeting proceedings online
• AASV members: Want to practice better medicine? We want to help!

AASV Foundation news

• AASV Foundation raffling off a Mini (Cooper, that is)
• Veterinary students: Apply for $500 swine externship grant
• Veterinary students paired with swine practitioner-mentors

Advocacy in action: An advocacy success story — well, sort of
Harry Snelson

• Masthead (online equivalent: Journal of Swine Health and Production Contacts, AASV Contacts)
• Sponsors (online equivalent: AASV Industry Support Council)
• Conversion tables
• AASV News (online: AASV e-Letter)
• Errata
• Upcoming meetings
• Guidelines to authors
• Cumulative index

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.