The latest issue of the Journal of Swine Health and Production has been posted at https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v21n3/. Articles in this issue include:
Monthly Archives: April 2013
2013 Podcast Series: Maria Pieters
During the AASV Annual Meeting, 30 veterinary students interviewed conference speakers to gain additional information about their presentation topic. The next of these MP3 audio interviews is now available to members on the AASV website at https://www.aasv.org/members/only/pod/. Student member Kalie Pettit interviewed Dr. Maria Pieters whose presentation âMycoplasma hyopneumoniae: What we are findingâ was part of the Infectious Disease concurrent session. Watch for additional podcast interviews in the coming weeks!
People on the Move: Dr. Angie Supple
Dr. Angie Supple has accepted a position as staff veterinarian for Cargill Pork. She was previously employed at Suidae Health and Production. Updated contact information for Dr. Supple is online at aasv.org/members/only/directory.php. Are you on the move? If so, let us know at aasv@aasv.org.
AASV Annual Meeting Video – Dr. Mike Apley
The next of the 2013 AASV Annual Meeting presentations is now available to watch online. Dr. Mike Apley’s presentation in the Monday General Session was titled, “Antibiotic use in swine: Pharmacology, residue avoidance, and foreign/domestic trade.” AASV members may view videos from keynote and general sessions of the AASV Annual Meeting going back to 2005 at https://www.aasv.org/members/only/video/
World Pork Expo Celebrates 25th Anniversary, June 5-7
The worldâs largest pork-specific trade show ⦠a wide range of educational seminars ⦠breeding-stock shows and sales ⦠succulent pork products ⦠fun and fellowship â these are just a few reasons to attend the 2013 World Pork Expo. Brought to you by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), this yearâs event marks the Expoâs 25th anniversary. It is scheduled for June 5 through 7 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.
Got Suggestions?
Planning is already underway for the 2014 AASV Annual Meeting, to be held March 1-4 in Dallas, Texas. YOU can help! Go to surveymonkey.com/s/AASV2013 and tell us one thing you liked about the recent meeting in San Diego (if you were there), one aspect of the AASV conference that could be improved, and provide a topic suggestion for next year’s meeting in Dallas. If you have more than one suggestion to offer, that’s fine, too! Your comments and topic/speaker proposals are welcome even if you didn’t attend the conference this year. The 2014 Program Planning Committee members will use your comments and suggestions to guide them as they prepare the 2014 conference program.
PRRS Corner: AASV PRRS Task Force Meets at Annual Meeting
The AASV PRRS Task Force met during the AASV Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. The meeting, chaired by Dr. Bob Morrison in the absence of Dr. Montse Torremorell, discussed a number of issues associated with PRRS research, control and elimination. The Task Force discussed how vets reach the decision of whether a virus that is detected in a sow farm is resident or ânew differentâ to the farm. The Task Force elected to appoint a working group to compile some recommendations describing a process veterinarians might use to determine the status of a PRRS virus in a herd. Learn what else the Task Force discussed by visiting the committeeâs web page.
Earth Day: Carbon footprint for US pork down 35%
As the world celebrates another Earth Day (April 22) research shows that America’s pork producers have made huge improvements in environmental management over the last 50 years, with a carbon footprint reduction of 35%. [PigProgress.net]
APHIS Extends Comment Period for Brucella and PRV Proposal
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has extended its comment period for a potential new approach to managing swine brucellosis and pseudorabies. Swine brucellosis and pseudorabies have been eliminated from commercial swine herds within the United States, but potential sources of introduction of these diseases exist and APHIS believes program modifications are necessary to address these risks. The proposed action plan presents the agencyâs current thinking about the program modifications under consideration.
PigTrace Canada Swine Movement Reporting Database Now Operational
The Manager of PigTrace Canada reports the system that will accommodate the reporting of swine movements is now operational. To accommodate swine traceability, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is revising Canada’s Health of Animals Regulation to, for the first time, require the reporting of all movements of pigs.