American Association of Swine Veterinarians

01/13/2025

The AASV is providing an opportunity for 30 students to earn $200 each at in San Francisco, California, by conducting a recorded interview of an AASV speaker for podcasting. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to expand your knowledge and get to know a respected swine industry professional on a one-to-one basis. The deadline to respond is January 17, 2025. https://www.aasv.org/2024/12/veterinary-students-apply-for-podcasting-opportunity-by-january-17/

01/11/2025

Save the Date! February 4 is the next Swine Medicine Talk! The Iowa State University AASV Student Chapter is excited to extend the invitation for all AASV members to view the next Swine Medicine Talk at 7pm CT, Feb 4, with Dr. Darin Madson, The Future -Vision and perspectives on using diagnostic data to improve swine health and productivity
https://www.aasv.org/2025/01/aasv-swine-medicine-talk-feb-4-with-dr-darin-madson/

01/10/2025

Exercise your right to vote today!
The annual election for AASV Vice President and President-Elect is underway. The nominees for Vice President are Dr. Melissa Billing and Dr. Chris Rademacher. The ballot also includes the candidate for President-elect, Dr. Rebecca Robbins, who has served as AASV Vice President for the past year.
Elections are also underway for the AASV District Director positions in Districts 3 and 7. A link to the ballot has been emailed to each voting member in the applicable districts, along with a link to each candidate's biographical campaign message. Members may also access their ballot and candidate messages by logging into https://www.aasv.org/members/.
https://www.aasv.org/2025/01/vote-now-aasv-vice-president-and-president-elect-5/

01/10/2025

The World Organisation for Animal Health’s World Animal Health Information System has reported (1/10/2025) that a case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in Germany, the first in nearly 40 years. This is the first detection of FMD in Germany since January 31, 1988.

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01/10/2025

Students - don't forget to sign up by Jan 17 to interview a speaker and earn $200 at in San Francisco! No equipment, experience, or expertise needed! This is a great way to boost your resume, earn some cash, and make swine vet connections! https://www.aasv.org/2024/12/veterinary-students-apply-for-podcasting-opportunity-by-january-17/

*Image created by Canva Magic Media. Pigs don't really have hands.

01/09/2025

Once again this year, AASV’s membership and issue-based committees will meet virtually before the Annual Meeting, in addition to meeting in person in San Francisco, California. Meeting times are posted on the AASV committee webpage
at https://www.aasv.org/committees/. Agendas will be posted on each committee page as they become available.

Learn about each committee, read their reports and workplans, and review committee guidelines on the AASV committee webpage. All AASV members and student members are welcome to attend any virtual or in-person committee meeting, but only committee members are eligible to vote. If you are interested in joining a committee, please contact the committee chair or the AASV office. Not sure which to join? The AASV staff can help you fill an open seat!

The AASV Board of Directors relies on the committees as topic experts and seeks their input regarding issues of importance to swine veterinarians. Committees are called upon to examine an issue and advise the board on official positions the association should take or to develop additional resources to educate membership.

01/08/2025

To help prepare for potential wildlife disease outbreaks in the US, and Veterinary Services simulated a control effort for reducing feral swine populations in an outbreak zone. https://nwrc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/NWRCPubs1/id/76302/rec/1

01/08/2025

SUSTAINED RECORD OF SERVICE. Dr. Derald Holtkamp, professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, has received Iowa State's Marvin A. Pomerantz Award.

https://vetmed.iastate.edu/article-v2/holtkamp-receives-pomerantz-award/

01/08/2025

- Financial Well-being Tip: Offer financial assistance for continuing education credit and other professional development opportunities to employees. The AASV Annual Meeting is jam-packed with high-quality CE for veterinarians who see pigs of all shapes and sizes! Register today! https://www.aasv.org/annmtg/

01/08/2025

Previously the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated that aspirin use was of low regulatory concern.

01/07/2025

Registration is open for . There's something for everyone! https://www.aasv.org/annmtg/

01/06/2025

? The AASV hosts an internship and externship directory AND the AASV Foundation offers up to $500 to assist with externship expenses! What a great way to check out swine medicine!

AASV student members who are looking for a swine externship or internship will find the AASV internship/externship listing at https://www.aasv.org/career-services/externships-internships/. New opportunities are added often, but deadlines are approaching for many summer internships soon.

Additionally, the AASV Foundation provides grants of up to $500 to assist with externship expenses. AASV student members who complete an externship of at least two (2) weeks in a swine practice or a mixed-animal practice with a considerable swine component are eligible to apply (limit one grant per student). Details are available at: https://www.aasv.org/foundation/veterinary-students/externship-grants/.

01/05/2025

Students - there are loads of activities AND ways to save money if you want to attend in San Francisco! Set on a swine med track? Great, we'll see you there! Not sure if you're interested in a career as a swine vet? We hope you'll come, too, because the annual meeting is a fantastic place to explore swine med topics, learn about roles of swine vets, and make some life-changing connections. But don't delay - many activities have quickly approaching deadlines!

It is part of the mission of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians to “mentor students, encouraging life-long careers as swine veterinarians.” To help fulfill this mission, the association encourages veterinary students to attend the AASV Annual Meeting and offers a variety of activities for student participation during the conference.
https://www.aasv.org/annmtg/vet-students/activities/

01/04/2025

The latest issue of the Journal of Swine Health and Production has been posted at https://www.aasv.org/shap/current_issue.php. Articles in this issue include:

Officer’s message: Are you going to San Francisco?
Rebecca Robbins

Executive Director’s message: Aspirin use in animals is illegal
Harry Snelson

Advocacy in action: Exploring a city full of expectations
Abbey Canon

A Norwegian observational study of feed conversion efficiency in Duroc and Landrace grower pigs seropositive for influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus
Er J

Evaluating point-of-care testing for anemia diagnosis in pigs: Blood collection location disparities, repeatability, and validity
McClellan K, Levesque C, Weaver E

News from the National Pork Board: Secure Pork Supply Plan revisions planned for 2026

AASV news
Your vote is important!
AASV committees to meet virtually before Annual Meeting
AVMA Committee and Council positions open
Scholarships available for MentorVet Leap; apply by February 7

AASV Foundation news: Get ready to stake your claim

Vice-Presidential candidates
Dr Melissa Billing
Dr Chris Rademacher

01/03/2025

JAN 5 DEADLINE!
Calling all students attending the AASV Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California! Are you looking for ways to keep more money in your pocket while attending the conference? The AASV Student Engagement Committee has created a sign-up to help connect students interested in sharing hotel rooms and dispersing the expense across multiple students.

Complete the interest form by January 5th, 2025. After the deadline, the responses will be shared with all interested students and you will be welcome to make arrangements amongst yourselves.

https://www.aasv.org/2024/12/student-room-sharing-sign-up-for-the-aasv-annual-meeting/

Also remember to register for the meeting (FREE for AASV Veterinary Student Members) at https://www.aasv.org/annmtg/attendees/.

Check out all of the amazing activities and ways to earn money at AASV in San Francisco at https://www.aasv.org/annmtg/vet-students/activities/. But don’t wait – many deadlines are approaching quickly!

01/01/2025

- Creative Wellbeing Tip: Make it a family or friends affair. Games such as Really Loud Librarians provide a fun way to flex your creative and intellectual muscles.

12/30/2024

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians and MentorVet continue their partnership to offer scholarships to swine veterinarians early in their careers. AASV has approved funding of 5 additional scholarships for early-career swine vets to participate in the spring 2025 MentorVet Leap program.

The MentorVet Leap program is a 6-month, entirely virtual, evidence-based mentorship and professional development program that aims to promote well-being and decrease burnout in the transition into veterinary practice. The mentorship program has been adapted to meet the needs of early-career swine veterinarians including swine-specific case examples and paired mentorship with a more experienced swine veterinarian.

The spring 2025 MentorVet Leap program will take place from February 21, 2025 - July 31, 2025. The deadline to apply for the spring scholarship is February 7, 2025. AASV members who have received their veterinary degree in the past 5 years (Class of 2020-2024) can apply for a scholarship to participate in the MentorVet Leap Program by visiting https://www.mentorvet.net/scholarships