What could be better than an early fall day at Lambeau Field watching the Green Bay Packers’ first home conference game in 2009? Thanks to Drs. Paul Mleziva, Butch Baker, Art Mueller and Warren Wilson that’s where you’ll be if you’re the winning bidder during the 2009 AASV Foundation Auction. You and 3 of your fellow cheese-heads will find yourselves in cheddar heaven with this football lovers dream package including a VIP parking pass and admission to an incredible tailgating party (I bet there’ll be nachos and brats)!
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
The AASV board of directors and staff wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving holiday. The AASV office will be closed Thursday and Friday.
Iowa AASV Member Appointed to Environmental Protection Commission
Dr. Eugene Ver Steeg from Inwood, IA has been appointed to the state’s Environmental Protection Commission by Governor Chet Culver.
Human Case of Swine Influenza in Texas
According to a news article from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has been investigating a human case of swine influenza in Texas.
Oral Fluids as an Alternative to Blood Sampling for Surveillance of PCV2 and other Pathogens
Effective disease surveillance, control, and prevention can be expensive, but can result in the overall reduction of herd health and veterinary costs in swine farms. One of the tools used for disease surveillance is herd health profiling, that is, determining the health (or immune) status of animals in a herd at a given time, or profiling the health of animals as they move through production. Profiling historically has involved blood sampling of animals, and although useful, systematic disease profiling using blood samples is labor-intensive, cost prohibitive and as result, rarely done. Sampling oral fluids appears to be a simple and cost-effective alternative to blood sampling for the health profiling of large swine herds.
California’s Proposition 2
Although it is not scheduled to start until 2015, California meat processors have already started to receive calls from concerned consumers eager to learn when Prop 2 rules will be implemented by their producer suppliers.
Rodibaugh Selected as USMEF Secretary Treasurer
Danita Rodibaugh, an Indiana pork producer has been selected as the new secretary treasurer of the U.S. Meat Export Federation board of directors. She is extremely well-prepared, based on many years in the top leadership of the U.S. pork industry. Rodibaugh was appointed to the National Pork Board (NPB) in 2001. She later chaired the NPB budget committee and was elected NPB president in 2005.
EPA Issues Rules Impacting Livestock
The final CAFO (confined animal feeding operations) manure discharge rule will become effective Dec. 22 following publication in the Federal Register on Nov. 20. EPA set the date for compliance as Feb. 27, 2009, the same date as an earlier extension of the rule.
Nominate Outstanding Colleagues for AASV Awards
Do you know an AASV member whose dedication to the association and the swine industry is worthy of recognition? The AASV Awards Committee requests nominations for five awards to be presented at the upcoming AASV annual meeting in Dallas. The awards are:
Applicants Sought for Alternate Student Delegate on AASV Board of Directors
The AASV Student Recruitment Committee is accepting applications for veterinary students interested in serving as the Alternate Student Delegate on the AASV Board of Directors. This student will represent student interests and serve as a non-voting member of the AASV board. This experience will provide the student with a unique perspective of the inner workings of the AASV. The term of service is 2 years; the first year as alternate student delegate, and the second year as the student delegate.