The American Association of Swine Veterinarians and MentorVet will be collaborating to launch a new mentorship program for young swine veterinarians in 2023. For this partnership, AASV will be awarding 5 full scholarships to early-career swine veterinarians within AASV to participate in the Spring 2023 MentorVet Program. Apply now!
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Recording Available: Swine Medicine Talk
Did you miss the last AASV Swine Medicine Talk? Catch the recording! On October 27, Jamee Eggers presented, “Prop 12, Massachusetts Question 3, and other related topics’ impact on the swine industry.”
USDA Announces $3 Million in Funding Opportunities for Antimicrobial Resistance Dashboard Development
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making up to $3 million in cooperative agreement funding available to create antimicrobial resistance dashboards. Addressing AMR is important to APHIS, along with the agricultural and public health sectors, because antimicrobials are some of our most critical tools for treating serious infections and saving the lives of people and animals.
Humane Slaughter Guidelines Available for Comment until Jan 28
Draft revisions to the AVMA Guidelines for the Humane Slaughter of Animals, which cover the humane slaughter of animals raised for food or fiber, are now available for comment by AVMA members until Jan. 28, 2023.
Register Now: AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference
Registration is now open for AVMA’s Veterinary Leadership Conference! Join your peers for the premier veterinary event that weaves together leadership development, CE sessions, AVMA governance meetings, networking, and fun. It’s happening in Chicago, Jan 5-7, 2023.
Early Career Swine Practitioners: Apply for Debt Relief
Applications are now being accepted for three $5000 scholarships to be awarded to early-career swine practitioners through the Dr Conrad and Judy Schmidt Family Student Debt Relief Endowment. The scholarship recipients will be announced during the 2023 AASV Annual Meeting.
Free Comprehensive PRRS Handbook from Boehringer Ingelheim
Boehringer Ingelheim announced today the launch of the PRRS Knowledge Manual, a handbook chronicling 25+ years of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) research and best practices for control.
Gift Giving Tip for Swine Vets
Are you looking for the perfect gift for a colleague, client, vet school classmate, or budding swine vet? How about a copy of the Swine Disease Manual? It’s an economical and informative reference for students, instructors, practitioners, producers, and anyone working in the swine industry! To order, go to https://ecom.aasv.org/sdm.
Quadripartite Launches a New Platform to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance Threat to Human and Animal Health and Ecosystems
The Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform was launched today to ensure the growing threats and impacts of antimicrobial resistance are addressed globally.
Wellness Wednesday
Wellness Wednesday – Emotional Wellbeing Tip: Choose to be kind to yourself. If you engage in harsh inner dialogue, ask yourself if you’d speak to a beloved friend or family member the same way. Use that standard as a guide when you find yourself being less than kind and begin to challenge the negative self-talk. Is that highly critical voice saying things that are actually 100% true?