BIVI Presents Awards at AASV

Chuck ZimmermanAASV, Agribusiness, Boehringer Ingelheim

At the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Reid Phillips, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, presented several awards. The Respiratory Disease Research Board, with support from BIVI, selected three research proposals to fund as part of its 2016 Awards for Advancing Research in Respiratory Disease program. These research proposals are funded at $35,000 each. The Research Award recipients are selected from a board … Read More

Swine Vets Learn from Other Animal Ag Vets

Cindy ZimmermanAASV, Animal Health, Aquaculture, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cattle, Poultry, Swine, Veterinary

Prior to the start of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) in New Orleans, a group of swine vets heard from their counterparts in cattle, poultry and aquaculture during a Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (BIVI) seminar. Dr. Nels Lindberg of Kansas belongs to a team of veterinarians known as Production Animal Consultation. For him, the most important controllable factor for … Read More

Ceva Mission – High Quality, Low Cost Protein Globally

Jamie JohansenAASV, Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Ceva, Pork, Swine, Veterinary

One of the missions of Ceva is to provide high quality, low cost protein to the world and while at the Ceva Swine U.S. Launch and Scientific Symposium, CEO & North America/Pacific Zone Director for Ceva, Craig Wallace, shared more about their commitment to pork. “It’s a dream for the organization. As we talked about how we can serve the … Read More

NPPC Highlights Policy Priorities for 2016

Jamie JohansenAASV, Ag Group, Audio, Biosecurity, Ceva, Export, Food, NPPC, Policy, Pork, Swine

Some of the greatest minds in the swine community gathered in New Orleans this weekend to discuss key issues and research impacting pork producers across the country. During the Ceva Swine Launch event, National Pork Producers Council’s CEO Neil Dierks talked about some of their top issues in 2016. Food security is at the top of that list. “The world … Read More

#AASV2016 Starts Healthy with BIVI

Cindy ZimmermanAASV, Animal Health, Audio, Boehringer Ingelheim, Swine, Veterinary

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BIVI) got the 2016 American Association of Swine Veterinarians meeting off to a healthy start Friday with a twist on their traditional pre-AASV Swine Health Seminar, hearing from vets in other animal agriculture fields. “It was a very unique program, different than what we’ve had in the past,” said Dr. Nathan Schaefer, BIVI Professional Service Veterinarian. … Read More