The American Association of Swine Veterinarians announces an opportunity for veterinary students to make a scientific presentation and compete for scholarship awards at the AASV annual meeting in Denver, Colorado on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Interested students are invited to submit a one-page abstract of a research paper, clinical case study, or literature review for consideration. Abstracts must be submitted by Monday, September 26, 2011. Complete information for preparing and submitting abstracts is available at http://www.aasv.org/annmtg/2012/studentseminar.htm. Please note: the rules for submission should be followed carefully.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
AVMA-PLIT Team Tops AASVF Golf Outing
Moving up a notch from last year’s tie-breaker second-place finish, the AVMA-PLIT foursome took top honors at the AASV Foundation 2011 Midwest Golf Outing, held Wednesday, August 25 at the Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City, Iowa. Dominating the field with an impressive score of 58, the AVMA-PLIT team – consisting of Andrew Vernon, Tom Frey, Michael Albian, and Craig Johnson – finished four strokes ahead of the 2nd place team, hosted by Merck Animal Health and manned by Dave Bomgaars, Dave Iverson, Roger Green, and Curtis Bomgaars. While there was plenty of competitive spirit in the air, everyone came away a winner as all 48 golfers in attendance enjoyed a picture-perfect day on the course to support the AASV Foundation.
International Conference on Feed Efficiency in Swine
The International Conference on Feed Efficiency in Swine, co-sponsored by Iowa State University and Kansas State University, is being organized as a forum to present the full breadth of knowledge on swine feed efficiency.
GRD Externships Application Deadline October 14
The AVMA is currently accepting applications for ten 2012 Governmental Relations Externships in Washington, DC. The deadline for submission is October 14.
AASV Call for Industrial Partners Submissions
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners portion of the 43rd AASV Annual Meeting, to be held March 10-13, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. This is an opportunity for commercial companies to make brief presentations of a technical, educational nature to members of the AASV.
Call for Papers on Influenza in Pigs
The journal Influenza Research and Treatment has issued a Call for Papers for a special issue entitled Influenza in pigs.
Multiple Reassortment between Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Endemic Influenza Viruses in Pigs, United States
As a result of human-to-pig transmission, pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus was detected in pigs soon after it emerged in humans. In the United States, this transmission was quickly followed by multiple reassortment between the pandemic virus and endemic swine viruses. Nine reassortant viruses representing 7 genotypes were detected in commercial pig farms in the United States. Field observations suggested that the newly described reassortant viruses did not differ substantially from pandemic (H1N1) 2009 or endemic strains in their ability to cause disease. Comparable growth properties of reassortant and endemic viruses in vitro supported these observations; similarly, a representative reassortant virus replicated in ferrets to the same extent as did pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and endemic swine virus. These novel reassortant viruses highlight the increasing complexity of influenza viruses within pig populations and the frequency at which viral diversification occurs in this ecologically important viral reservoir.
Veterinary Researcher Receives Prestigious Grant to Study Swine Disease
A researcher in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has received a prestigious U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) postdoctoral fellowship grant to investigate the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis behind porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
New Program Cultivates Business, Leadership Skills for Pork Industry Professionals
Management-level professionals in the pork industry now have the opportunity to strengthen their leadership and business skills through a two-year certificate program uniquely tailored for their needs.
Incidence and Prevention of Early Parturition in Sows
A retrospective study, based on 60,990 farrowing records from 35 commercial herds, was performed to determine the incidence of early parturition (