Dr. Angela Baysinger was put in as president of the American Affiliation of Swine Veterinarians on February 27, 2024, through the affiliation’s fifty fifth Annual Assembly in Nashville, Tennessee. She succeeds Dr. William Hollis, who’s now instant previous president. Dr. Locke Karriker has ascended to president-elect. The newly elected vp is Dr. Rebecca Robbins.

AASV President Dr. Angela Baysinger (Missouri ‘92) at present serves because the North American Animal Welfare Lead for all species for Merck Animal Well being. Dr. Baysinger accomplished her undergraduate research in animal science and her DVM (1992) on the College of Missouri. She obtained an MS in epidemiology from the College of Nebraska. Moreover, she obtained an MS in worldwide animal welfare, ethics, and legislation in December of 2021 from the College of Edinburgh, partially funded by the AASV Alex Hogg Memorial Scholarship. Dr. Baysinger was honored with the AASV Meritorious Service Award in 2021 and delivered the distinguished Howard Dunne lecture in 2022. She has served on a number of AASV committees as a member and chair and on the AASV Board of Administrators representing District 8.

When requested to touch upon her ideas about the way forward for AASV and her tenure as president, Dr. Baysinger mentioned, “It’s an honor to serve AASV as your President. AASV membership is comprised of veterinarians and scientists that eagerly take management roles inside the swine trade. Due to this fact, with you as a frontrunner, the swine trade will proceed to evolve and AASV will assist your management and the trade into the long run.”

Dr. Baysinger lives close to Bruning, Nebraska along with her household.

AASV President-elect Dr. Locke Karriker (Mississippi State ‘99) is the Director of the Swine Drugs Training Middle and a Morrill Professor, holding the Dr Douglas and Ann Gustafson Professorship for Instructing Excellence in Veterinary Drugs within the Iowa State College Veterinary Diagnostic and Manufacturing Animal Drugs Division. Dr. Karriker has served the affiliation as District 6 Director, co-chair of the Collegiate Actions Committee, member of the Program Planning Committee, member of the Pharmaceutical Points Committee, member of the AASV-Nationwide Pork Board Job Pressure on Antimicrobial Resistance, and member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Micro organism. He delivered the 2011 Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture and was honored with the AASV Howard Dunne Memorial Award in 2014.

AASV Vice President Dr. Rebecca Robbins (North Carolina State College ‘09) beforehand offered veterinary providers for 2 of the world’s largest built-in pork manufacturing firms and is now a well being assurance veterinarian for Pig Improviement Firm (PIC). She obtained her BS (2004), DVM (2009), and PhD (2016) from North Carolina State College. Dr. Robbins has served the affiliation as a member of a number of AASV Annual Assembly Program Planning Committees, chair of the Pharmaceutical Points Committee, and as AASV’s alternate consultant on the American Veterinary Medicial Affiliation’s Committee on Antimicrobials. She has served the broader swine indsutry as a member of a number of different committees and job forces led by the Nationwide Pork Board and Swine Well being Info Middle. She was honored with the Allen D. Leman Science in Follow award in 2018. Dr. Robbins lives in Amarillo, Texas along with her husband, Andrew Brown, and their son, Grady. They’re lively members of their church, Saint Paul Methodist, and revel in adventuring within the Panhandle.

AASV Previous President Dr. William Hollis (Illinois ’96) is a accomplice and veterinarian of Carthage Veterinary Service and serves because the president of Skilled Swine Administration, the Carthage swine service administration firm. Dr. Hollis was named the AASV Swine Practitioner of the Yr in 2019. He’s a Pork High quality Assurance Plus Advisor, served on the Nationwide Pork Producers Council Animal Well being Meals Safety Coverage Committee, and served on the Nationwide Pork Board Swine Well being Committee. He has served on the American Veterinary Medical Affiliation Home of Delegates representing AASV, and on the AASV Board of Administrators representing District 5.

February 28, 2024 – AASV