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Monthly Archives: August 2022
Does Your Practice or Company Host Veterinary Students? Let Us Know!
AASV members, do you have opportunities for students to gain experience in your practice or production company? Attract interested students with your listing in the AASV directory of swine-oriented internships and externships!
CE: SHIC Sponsoring JEV Symposium – Australian Lessons Learned and US Prevention and Planning
The symposium Japanese Encephalitis Virus: Emerging Global Threat to Humans and Livestock will be held October 17-19, 2022 in the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia. Sponsored in part by SHIC, the symposium is dedicated to furthering understanding of the current JEV outbreak in Australia, and JEV’s potential for global impact on human and domestic animal populations.
SHIC/AASV Webinar on Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease Oct 4 – Register Now
Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease: How to Sample for Success and What’s New, a webinar presented by the Swine Health Information Center and American Association of Swine Veterinarians, will be held Tuesday, October 4, 2022, from 1:00 -2:30 pm CT. Registration is now open for the webinar featuring a panel of industry experts.
CE: Suicide Prevention Live Broadcasts: FREE for the Profession
Candid, open discussions about mental health and suicide are vital to suicide prevention, and there are safe ways to talk about these important topics. Join AVMA’s director of wellbeing initiatives for two free live broadcasts that will explore steps we can take as individuals and collectively as a community to promote mental health and wellbeing.
CE: Data Analytics for Poultry and Swine Industries
North Carolina State University is announcing the third edition of the Data Analytics for Poultry and Swine Industries self-paced course August-December 2022.
Canada Invests $45.3 Million to Boost ASF Prevention, Preparedness
On Friday, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an investment of up to $45.3 million to enhance efforts to prevent African swine fever from entering Canada and prepare for a potential outbreak. The funding will be critical in reducing the risk of introduction and spread of ASF in Canada.
CDC Confirms Recent Human Infections with Flu Viruses from Pigs
The total count of human infections in the United States with a flu virus that usually spreads in pigs is now five this year.
Research News: Detection of Senecavirus A in pigs from a historically negative national swine herd and associated with feed imports from endemically infected countries
Research News: Detection of Senecavirus A in pigs from a historically negative national swine herd and associated with feed imports from endemically infected countries
New AASV Early Career Podcast Available for Download: Basics of indemnity programs and marketing considerations for early career veterinarians
The AASV Early Career Committee has been developing a podcast series highlighting topics for early career swine veterinarians. The newest podcast, “Basics of indemnity programs and marketing considerations for early career veterinarians,” is available to download as an mp3 audio file from the AASV Podcast Library.