Martin Rice, executive director for the Canadian Pork Council, has expressed concern that an impending ban on pork products from pigs fed carbadox might lead to a trade dispute with U.S. pork exporters.
Monthly Archives: July 2006
ISU and UNL Develop Cooperative Veterinary Program
The cooperative Agreement in Veterinary Medical Education was recently approved by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Iowa State University officials. This agreement is an effort to address the increasing need for veterinarians in the Midwest region.
PCVAD Strategic Planning Workshop Scheduled
A Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD) strategic planning workshop is scheduled for August 17 – 18, 2006 in Sioux City, NE.
PRRS Symposium Set for December
The 2006 International PRRS Symposium will be held Dec. 1-2, in tandem with an animal-disease researchers’ meeting at the Downtown Chicago Marriott.
Evaluation Of Air Filtration Systems To Reduce Aerosol Transmission Of PRRS
Minnesota – Researchers from the University of Minnesota recently completed a study comparing four potential methods for reducing aerosol transmission of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV).
Activists Submit Signatures for Arizona Initiative
Animal activist groups submitted 218,000 signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State in support of a proposed ballot initiative directed at banning sow gestation stalls and veal calf tethers.
Canada Wins IPVS Bid
Canada (District 11) was awarded the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) bid to host the conference in 2010.
CSF Outbreak Confirmed in Croatia
The Croatian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of two outbreaks of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) in Vukovarsko srijemska county.
Obituary: Dr. Alex Hogg
Dr. Alex Hogg, a past president of the AASV, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, following a prolonged illness. He was 86.
Canadian Pigs Keep Coming
According to USDA’s July Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook report, U.S. imports of live Canadian pigs increased 4 percent in May compared to last year.