Three College of Veterinary Medicine alumni recently were recognized for their outstanding contributions and service to the swine industry at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV).
Three College of Veterinary Medicine students recently took home scholarships and awards presented by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Foundation.
Continue reading “University of Minnesota alumni and current students recognized at this year’s AASV”Millions of people pass through the CHS Miracle of Bith Center (MOBC) at the Minnesota State Fair each year, likely unaware of the colossal effort it takes to ensure the health and safety of the hundreds of animals born in the exhibit.
Among those caring for animals and supporting more than 100 veterinary students and dozens of volunteer veterinarians on hand to help is Dr. Maria Pieters, an associate professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine. For her dedicated involvement with the exhibit and her passion for its mission, Pieters received the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association’s 2024 Distinguished Service Award.
Continue reading “Dr. Maria Pieters honored with 2024 Distinguished Service Award by MVMA”The University of Minnesota will have a strong presence at the 55th American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting! Join us in Nashville, Tennessee later this month and hear from these great UMN speakers.
Veterinary students: Are you shadowing a swine practitioner this summer, or have you been involved in an interesting clinical case investigation? Did you work on your veterinary skills by designing a differential diagnosis list or working on a treatment plan? Did you investigate a problem by analyzing production records? Share your work at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference to win the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize!
Continue reading “DVM students: apply to the Morrison Swine Innovator Prize!”The University of Minnesota was well represented at the 54th AASV annual meeting, last week-end in Aurora, Colorado.
Dr. Joaquin Alvarez-Norambuena gave two talks during the research topics session. His first presentation focused on investigating if PRRSV can reach ground water after manure spreading while the second one compared various hand sanitation protocols to decrease influenza transmission.
At the AASV foundation luncheon, Dr. Kim VanderWaal received a research grant award to continue her work on PRRSV classification to improve disease control and management.
During a session on FAD preparedness, Dr. Marie Culhane defined what a targeted, science-based African Swine Fever surveillance would look like.
Lastly, Brenna Werner, sophomore at the UMN CVM, won the first place in the DVM student poster competition with her work on oral fluids in pen gestation. Congratulations Brenna!
