Looking for some swine-focused CE*? Missed the annual meeting this year? Videos from two general sessions and the “Disease Control, Prevention, and Elimination” session are now available! Find them in the AASV video library.
Monthly Archives: April 2020
New COVID-19 Resources for Swine Veterinarians
AASV continues to add resources to the COVID-19 swine veterinarian resource page. The webpage is updated frequently.
Have you Purchased Your Copy of the New Swine Disease Manual?
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians is pleased to announce the publication of the 5th edition of the Swine Disease Manual, edited by Drs Eric Neumann, Alex Ramirez, and Kent Schwartz. Orders for the book are being accepted for immediate shipment at http://ecom.aasv.org/sdm.
Student Resources
Hey students! Looking for resources to keep your swine medicine skills sharp? Want to dive deeper into a swine medicine topic? Look no further! A summary of resources can be found on the Student AASV Membership Benefits page.
SMEC Is Still Looking for Students and Veterinarians to Test a Free, Online, 1-Hour Antimicrobial Susceptibility Training Project Funded by the AASV Foundation
Through a 2019 AASV Foundation-funded project, the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) at Iowa State University created a free, online, 1-hour long antimicrobial susceptibility training course. Participants are asked questions based on actual bacteriology cases and various versions of susceptibility reports. They are then provided a behind the scenes bacteriology tour, additional training on antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and some general tools to better interpret susceptibility reports. Upon completion, participants are given access to SMEC’s Digital Library, which contains over 100 training and educational videos.
APHIS Seeking Public Comment on Potential Changes to Select Agent and Toxin Registration List
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is conducting its biennial review of the select agents and toxins registration list. [Source: USDA 16 March 2020]
NIFA Invests in Rapid Response Research on COVID-19 Impacts on Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced that it is investing in research on the impact of COVID-19 on American agriculture. Last week, NIFA opened its request for applications on research or extension activities that focus on developing and deploying rapid, reliable, and readily adoptable COVID-19 agricultural strategies across the food and agriculture enterprise. Through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, NIFA will invest up to $9 million for research in the following areas: health and security of livestock; food and food processing; well-being of farm workforce, food service providers, and rural Americans; and economic security. Applications are due June 4, 2020. [Source: NIFA 22 April 2020]
SHIC-Funded Global Surveillance System Maintains Focus on Swine Health Risks
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) Global Swine Disease Monitoring Report has provided near real-time information on swine diseases regularly since November 2017, included in SHIC’s monthly enewsletter, posted online on the SHIC website, as well as published using channels available to authors at the University of Minnesota Department of Veterinary Population Medicine. The project created and now maintains a public, private, academic partnership for its reporting. Initial funding for the program will soon end, however, the team at the University of Minnesota VPM is preparing a proposal for continued funding of the project after August 2020. Ideas for improvements to the content or timing of the Global Swine Disease Monitoring Reports and the program itself are welcome. Please email SHIC Executive Director Dr. Paul Sundberg with your comments.
Position Announcement: Director of Educational Services and Customer Success
Our company seeks an innovative, creative leader with a keen eye for detail to direct our educational delivery business and provide associate creative director level input to our educational development and marketing firm. Veterinary and/or production expertise in swine must be strong. Knowledge in other production species and/or additional veterinary skills could add benefit to this individual’s ability to contribute positively to this position. This candidate will enjoy interacting with people yet be able to work alone diligently. Motivating implementation of educational programs on farm alongside developing sales will be something in which this individual excels. This influencer would also appreciate and enjoy going to farm and working with our respected learners. They will seek to create living competencies when they design insightful and engaging learning experiences geared to capture the heads and hearts of our learners and be adopted and implemented by others on farm. Experience with project management or account management would be a plus as this individual works to manage creative technicians in our company while forging positive relationships with our customers for both AgCreate Solutions, Inc and our educational delivery company, Agrischool Pty Ltd whose primary product is Pork Avenue Training Portal.
Planning for Emergency Depopulation and Disposal Webinar Recording Available
The National Pork Board* hosted a webinar to provide producers with education on humane methods for emergency depopulation that meet American Veterinary Medical Association recommendations. Disposal considerations and tools were also be shared. The recording is now available.