AASV 2017: Another great year for the UMN-CVM students and faculty
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The UMN CVM students did a fantastic job at the 2017 American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) meeting this past weekend. Four students presented their projects as an oral presentation. Zhen Yang, Alyssa Anderson, Hunter Baldry and Chris Deegan were all recognized by a jury for their hard work and commitment to the swine industry.
Taylor Homann, Donna Drebes, and Kevin Gustafson all got the opportunity to present their work as poster presentations.
Lastly, two out of the three awards given by Boehringer Ingelheim to advance the research on swine respiratory pathogens were given to Dr. Marie Culhane and Dr. Carlos Vilalta for their project on swine influenza and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) respectively.
Congratulations to all!
Chris Deegan, Alyssa Anderson, Hunter Baldry, and Zhen Yang each gave an oral presentation.
Dr. Chamba Pardo presenting his last research on influenza
Dr. Resende presented new evidence about the implication of M.hyorhinis in pig conjuctivitis
Dr. Maria Pieters gave several well-attended presentations through the meeting.
Alyssa Anderson, DVM/MS student, presented her summer project on M.hyopneumoniae outbreak investigation.
Hunter Baldry, DVM student, proved that even positive pressure filtrated farms can get PRRS via aerosols
Taylor Homann, DVM student, presenting her poster on PRRS losses characterization.
Chris Deegan, DVM student, looked at the dynamics of M.hyopneumoniae colonization
Zhen Yang, DVM student, presented how next-generation sequencing can help in the investigation of PCVAD.
Drs. Culhane and Vilalta both received an award from BI to advance swine respiratory challenges research
