The AASV Foundation is pleased to announce that the National Pork Industry Foundation has renewed funding for the NPIF Internship Stipend for 2016. This program, now in its eighth year, provides internship opportunities to six veterinary students who are interested in swine medicine but have limited means to gain experience early in their education. The AASV Student Recruitment Committee is seeking six US swine practitioners to be mentors for the students. Commitments include answering one student’s questions regarding the industry throughout the year and hosting the student for a minimum of 1 month in the summer. If you are interested in being a practitioner mentor, please contact Dr. Chase Stahl at cstahl@fmtvets.com or 515-851-7822. The AASV Student Recruitment Committee developed the program to link each selected first- or second-year veterinary student with a practitioner mentor for 1 year. During the summer, the student is required to spend 1 month under the practitioner’s guidance in the field. The $3300 stipend provided to each student is meant to defer costs of travel, lodging and compensation for the 1-month period. The student is encouraged to attend the AASV Annual Meeting, where a dinner will be held for mentors and interns to meet and make plans for the summer.
Monthly Archives: October 2015
SMEC Courses Available for Veterinary Students
The Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) is accepting enrollment into 4 available courses, SMEC 478A: Swine Production Management and Consultation, SMEC 478B: Swine Clinical Pharmacology and Treatment Management, SMEC 478C: Swine Emerging Diseases Diagnosis and Management, and SMEC 480: Swine Production Medicine Clinical Rotation. There are a limited number of spaces available and a limited number of stipends available to reduce costs for each course. The course dates are listed on the SMEC website at www.smec.iastate.edu. To enroll in a SMEC course please contact Kristin Skoland at kjhammen@iastate.edu or 515-294-7692. SMEC encourages you to register today!
People on the Move: Dr. Amy Woods
Dr. Amy Woods has joined Heartland Veterinary Services, LLC, a new mixed animal practice established by Dr. Trisha Keffer. The practice is operating in an ambulatory manner until the clinic — planned for the Otterbein, Indiana community — is built. Updated contact information for Dr. Woods is available at www.aasv.org/members/only/directory.php. Are you on the move? If so, let us know at aasv@aasv.org.
2015 NC Veterinary Conference – Swine Session
The NC Veterinary Conference Swine Session will be held on Friday November 6, 2015 8:30am â 12:30pm at the Raleigh Convention Center (500 S Salisbury St, RALEIGH, 27601). Click here to view the agenda. You can register online.
National Institute Announces Next Antibiotic Symposium
Today there is an increased need for stewardship whenever antibiotics are used. The threat of a “post-antibiotic era” is rising as antibiotic resistance increases. As declared by the U.S. Government and World Health Organization among other national governments, this is a crisis that threatens national and global security.
Recognizing European Union (EU) and EU Member State Regionalization Decisions for ASF
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that the agency is adding European Union (EU) and EU Member State-defined regions of the EU to the APHIS list of regions affected with African swine fever (ASF). APHIS will recognize as affected with ASF any region of the EU that the EU or any EU Member State has placed under restriction because of detection of ASF. These regions currently include portions of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, and all of Sardinia. APHIS will list the EU- and EU Member State-defined regions as a single entity. The agency is therefore removing Sardinia as an individually listed region from the APHIS list of ASF affected regions. APHIS is taking this action because of the detection of ASF in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.
IPVS 2016 — Registration Now Open!
Registration is now open for the International Pig Veterinary Society Congress in Dublin, Ireland from 7th – 10th June, 2016, in partnership with the 8th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management. Early registration will close in February 2016.
Participate in Pig Power Networking at ISU Conference
2015 brings back the ever-popular Pig Power Networking Event! This fast paced interview format is a great way to start your Friday morning at the ISU James D McKean Swine Disease Conference. This student-planned event is coordinated by members of Iowa State’s AASV chapter, and is a great opportunity get involved and support these enthusiastic future veterinarians. The one-hour session will be a low-key, relaxed way to meet some swine savvy students, potential employees, or future interns! The program will be run similar to the “speed dating” concept. You will have 3 minutes to exchange information with each student. Bring business cards to exchange. Breakfast is included.
Position Announcement: Asst or Assoc Professor, Swine Production Science
The University of Illinois seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor for a full-time, tenure-track position (9 months; 50% Research, 50% Teaching) in Swine Production Science in the Department of Animal Sciences.
Position Announcement: Swine Veterinarian
AMVC Management Services, LLC of Audubon, Iowa is seeking a veterinarian to oversee swine health and production in North Dakota. AMVC Management Services provides swine health and production management in seven states serving more than 115,000 sows. Our mission is to be an industry leader in livestock production by providing management, veterinary, nutritional, marketing and employee expertise that supports animal welfare, environmental stewardship, quality and traceability of meat products and the sustainability of livestock production. The individual in this position will help to oversee swine health and production for 15,000 sows in the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.