Learn with the University of Minnesota at the 2023 AASV meeting

The 54th Annual AASV meeting is starting this Saturday in Aurora, Colorado and the University of Minnesota will be there! Check out our list of UMN speakers below.

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Review on the methodology to assess respiratory tract lesions in pigs and their production impact

This week, we are sharing a review article, a collaborative effort between numerous leaders in swine mycoplasmosis, including UMN Dr. Maria Pieters, regarding the methodology to assess respiratory tract lesions at the slaughter house, available in open access on the Veterinary Research website.

Commonly used methods to score cranioventral pulmonary consolidation in slaughter pigs
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Congratulations to University of Minnesota students Ilya Slizovskiy and Lan Wang on their awards from CRWAD!

The University of Minnesota had two Student Award Winners at the 2023 Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases! Both students received Animal Health Institute/Joseph J. Garbarino Foundation Biosafety & Biosecurity Awards for their presentations at the conference.

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The University of Minnesota is hiring a Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Director

The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Minnesota is looking for a new leader to join their team who can help advance their mission to empower animal health professionals with accurate and timely diagnosis, innovative research and exceptional education.

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Best of Leman 2022: Lauren Glowzenski – Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae outbreak in an Iowa Finisher

This is our most popular series on the blog. Once a month, we are sharing with you a presentation given at the Allen D. Leman swine conference, on topics that the swine group found interesting, innovative or that lead to great discussions.

You can find all of the presentations selected from previous conferences on the blog here.

Dr. Lauren Glowzenski from TriOak Foods, gave this talk on the impact of biosecurity related to an App case, during the Carlos Pijoan SDEC symposium, a pre-conference workshop offered annually at the Leman Swine Conference.

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