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July 4, 2024 —
The Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University was formed in 2010 with the mission to demonstrate the best practices for clinical swine medicine to veterinary students, veterinarians...
June 28, 2024 —
The Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research Center--known as the CLEAR Center at the University of California, Davis--uses research and extension to advance sustainability in...
June 24, 2024 —
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine is seeking to establish Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers (AVICs) as part of its ongoing commitment to encourage...
May 30, 2024 —
Veterinarian Jana Morgan was presented with a unique opportunity 15 years ago to be part of a first-time gathering of young veterinarians in the swine industry. DVM Swine Academy, organized by...
May 23, 2024 —
The impact of depopulation incidents on employee mental health can't be discussed enough, says veterinarian Randy Jones with Four Star Veterinary Service. "There's a big difference for the...
May 15, 2024 —
In the United States, animal agriculture is having to make tough decisions about the quickly spreading and far-reaching diseases caused by H5 2.3.4.4b influenza A virus (USDA 2024). There have been...
May 14, 2024 —
Dr. Matt Allerson of Holden Farms (Northfield, MN) will receive the 2024 Science in Practice award at the Leman Swine Conference in September. The annual award recognizes swine practitioners who use...
May 7, 2024 —
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will raise the user fees for the Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) program effective Oct. 1, 2024. The National Pork Producers...
April 26, 2024 —
For pioneering studies on influenza A viruses in swine, Agricultural Research Service scientist Amy L. Baker is the agency's Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2024. Baker, a...
January 25, 2024 —
The 2023 NAPRRS/NC229 International Conference of Swine Viral Diseases, hosted and organized by the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, wrapped up its 20th anniversary celebration...
January 3, 2024 —
Former basketball coach John Wooden and swine health leader Paul Sundberg share at least one thing in common. They both define success by "never quite getting there." Although many would...
December 5, 2023 —
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) currently tracks antimicrobial resistance data at the level of the meat case, the harvest facility and across cases of human foodborne...
November 16, 2023 —
A recent American Veterinary Medical Association study found less than 4% of veterinarians nationwide predominantly practice production animal medicine. That's why Production Animal - Veterinary...
November 16, 2023 —
Decisions around sow barn remodeling, reducing sow herd inventory, and adjusting gilt flow are some of the challenges U.S. pork producers face as they explore and consider options to make farms...
October 29, 2023 —
Dr. Fred Sick, 80, was named the 2023 Iowa Veterinarian of the Year by the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association during the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association's annual meeting Sept. 28. The...
October 23, 2023 —
The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) in partnership with the Academy of Veterinary Educators (AVE) is pleased to announce its founding members to oversee the Academy...
October 17, 2023 —
Recent conservation efforts have proven effective at controlling wild pig populations in the Southeastern United States, according to new research from the University of Georgia's Savannah River...
October 5, 2023 —
How do pH levels affect E. coli growth? Carly Bates, a third-year student at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, answered this question during the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in...
September 21, 2023 —
Although there is no shortage of topics the U.S. pork industry needs to wrap its head around right now, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) CEO Bryan Humphreys says foreign animal disease...
September 14, 2023 —
Each day more than 80,000 companion animal veterinarians work to provide the best possible care for millions of pets in the United States. Additional veterinarians in mixed animal, food animal,...
August 23, 2023 — Paul Sundberg
The Swine Health Information Center's Executive Director, Dr. Paul Sundberg, has announced he will retire at the end of 2023. Upon accepting Dr. Sundberg's retirement request, the SHIC Board of...
August 20, 2023 —
The LV Annual Congress of the Mexican Association of Veterinary Specialists in Pigs (AMVEC), convened an attendance of more than 1,000 professionals from various areas of the swine sector, who...
July 25, 2023 —
Stepping into the director role, Laura Greiner is ready to guide Iowa State University's Iowa Pork Industry Center in its efforts to maintain the state's standing as a leader in advancing animal...
July 18, 2023 —
The U.S. pork industry has a plan to help keep foreign animal diseases like African swine fever (ASF) out of the country, but it requires everyone in the pork industry to do their part. "We must...
July 10, 2023 —
Launching the new Center on Vaccine Evaluation and Alternatives for Antimicrobials, or CVEAA, Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine aims to support animal vaccine development and...
July 7, 2023 —
Providing veterinarians, producers more tools to identify, treat bacterial infections in livestock, data will help improve antimicrobial use decision making. Health industry experts agree, an...
June 28, 2023 —
Five Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni have been named 2023 alumni award recipients. Dr. Cara Haden (ISU '14), director of animal welfare, Pipestone Veterinary Services, has...
June 21, 2023 —
HotHog, a new smartphone application ("app") that predicts heat stress in pigs, is now available for download and use, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university...
June 11, 2023 —
From PRRS to PEDV, the health challenges facing swine farms add insult to injury during tough economic times. Farm Journal's PORK asked four veterinarians to share their perspectives, including what...
May 11, 2023 —
Misinformation and conspiracy theories regarding the use of mRNA vaccines in livestock continue, despite efforts of the scientific community, the Animal Health Institute and government agencies. Read...
The complete archive, including older stories, is here
Category abbreviations: AASV=Membership information, announcements, and other information from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians; Abs.=Abstracts from journal articles of general interest to swine veterinarians.; ALERT=Used to create email alerts; An.H.=Animal Health; Conf.=Conference announcements and other continuing education opportunities; FAD="Foreign" Animal Disease and other news most significant to regions outside of North America.; Food=Food Safety; Gov.=Information about legislation, regulations, and rulemaking that may affect the swine industry or swine veterinarians.; Hum.H.=Human health; Ind.=News from the pork industry, including NPPC and Pork Board activities.; International=Information regarding swine health and production internationally.; Jobs=Position announcements, primarily seeking swine veterinarians.; Meet=Provides a short synopsis of meetings of importance to swine veterinarians.; News=Agriculture related news events.; Nutr.=Swine nutrition; OP-ED=Opinion or editorial articles expressing the thoughts of individual Association members.; Pharm.=Pharmaceuticals and biologicals; PRRS=Articles from the AASV PRRS Task Force; Practice=Information associated with practice management or development.; Research=Research topics of interest to swine veterinarians.; Students=Information of interest to AASV student members.; USDA=US Dept. of Agriculture activities of interest to swine veterinarians.; Welfare=Animal welfare issues