The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) is again joining with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) to sponsor a webinar on a timely swine health issue. On December 10, 2020, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, a webinar on astrovirus type 3 will feature Dr. Kayla Henness, The Maschoffs, Dr. Fabio Vannucci, University of Minnesota, and Dr. Bailey Arruda, Iowa State University. Registration for the webinar, which is required, is open.
This virus has recently been associated with neurological signs like hind limb weakness, posterior paraplegia, quadriplegia, convulsions, and flaccid paralysis of muscles at an increased frequency by veterinary diagnostic labs. These experts will be providing their first-hand perspective about signs and management on the farm and best practices for diagnostics. Because astrovirus type 3 is difficult to diagnose, with the need for the right tissues collected the right way for submission, and difficult to manage, the webinar will provide resources for undiagnosed issues producers and practitioners may be seeing.
During the webinar, Dr. Henness will share an astrovirus type 3 case overview including management design, strategies, and interventions. Dr. Vannucci will discuss clinical presentation, diagnostic testing, and best practices as well as share a diagnostic lab summary. Dr. Arruda will share case summaries, protocol and sampling guidelines, along with strategies and complications with diagnostics.
These webinars bring together subject matter experts to discuss current issues facing US pork producers and practitioners. Past topics have included viral myelitis, tracheitis, coccidiosis, and lameness/arthritis. Conducted by the Iowa State University Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC), webinar participants include practitioners with first-hand experience with the topic being discussed, diagnosticians, and other experts. Completed webinars are posted online for convenient access in the AASV Video Library.
With almost all industry meetings either canceled or gone virtual, the opportunity to talk in person with colleagues about issues affecting health has diminished greatly. So having a new opportunity for conversation is helpful. Do you have a recommendation for a topic to be addressed in this format? SHIC and AASV would like your input! Reach out to SHIC Executive Director Dr. Paul Sundberg at psundberg@swinehealth.org or AASV Director of Public Health and Communications Dr. Abbey Canon at canon@aasv.org with your webinar recommendations.
As the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, SHIC continues to focus efforts on prevention, preparedness, and response to novel and emerging swine disease for the benefit of US swine health. As a conduit of information and research, SHIC encourages sharing of its publications and research. Forward, reprint, and quote SHIC material freely. SHIC is funded by America’s pork producers to fulfill its mission to protect and enhance the health of the US swine herd. For more information, visit http://www.swinehealth.org or contact Dr. Sundberg at psundberg@swinehealth.org.