The AAAP Foundation’s Giving Eggstravaganza starts on Monday! To find out more about why the AAAP Foundation scholarships and preceptorships are so important to the future of the poultry industry, please see these videos from past preceptorship and scholarship winners:
The AAAP 2022 Webinar Series a 4-part series will focus on various topics for all levels of poultry professionals. The talks will be given by Dr. Daral Jackwood, Dr. Brian Jordan, Dr. Holly Sellers, and Dr. Guillermo Zavala.
Each presentation will require separate registration and provide 1.5 hours of RACE certified hours of CE. Please use the same email and name during the Zoom Webinar to receive CE credit. A Zoom registration Link will be sent to registrants upon the completion of AAAP registration form.
Past, Present and Future of Marek's Disease
| Small Flocks Committee Saturday, July 30 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Location: Sheraton Freedom Ballroom E |
Education Committee Saturday, July 30 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Location: Sheraton Freedom Ballroom F |
| Respiratory Diseases Committee Saturday, July 30 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Location: Sheraton Independence Ballroom AB |
AAAP Auditing Committee Saturday, July 30 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Location: Sheraton Salon 2 |
| Avian Diseases Manual Editorial Board Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Salon 5 |
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Independence Ballroom C |
| Animal Welfare Committee Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Philadelphia Ballroom North |
AAAP Foundation Scholarship Committee Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Independence Ballroom D |
| Awards Committee Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Salon 6 |
LAC Committee (Cancelled) Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Salon 10 |
| Outreach Committee Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Salon 9 |
Membership Committee Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Philadelphia Ballroom South |
| Food Safety Committee Saturday, July 30 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Location: Sheraton Freedom Ballroom F |
Research Priorities Committee Saturday, July 30 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Location: Sheraton Salon 10 |
| Epidemiology Committee Saturday, July 30 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Location: Sheraton Freedom Ballroom F |
Epidemiology Committee Saturday, July 30 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Location: Sheraton Freedom Ballroom F |
| Tumor Virus Committee Saturday, July 30 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Location: Sheraton Freedom Ballroom GH |
Enteric Diseases Committee Saturday, July 30 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Location: Sheraton Philadelphia Ballroom North |
| Toxic, Infectious, Miscellaneous & Emerging Diseases Committee Saturday, July 30 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Location: Sheraton Independence Ballroom AB |
Therapeutics, Biologics and Bioprotection Committee Saturday, July 30 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Location: Sheraton Freedom Ballroom E |
| AAAP Foundation Development Committee Saturday, July 30 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Location: Sheraton Independence Ballroom |
11:30 AM 4:00 PM | AAAP Symposium
Location: PCC 126 AB
The AAAP 2022 Webinar Series a 4-part series will focus on various topics for all levels of poultry professionals. The talks will be given by Dr. Daral Jackwood, Dr. Brian Jordan, Dr. Holly Sellers, and Dr. Guillermo Zavala.
Each presentation will require separate registration and provide 1.5 hours of RACE certified hours of CE. Please use the same email and name during the Zoom Webinar to receive CE credit. A Zoom registration Link will be sent to registrants upon the completion of AAAP registration form.
Hello AAAP Members,
Thank you to everyone who attended the Mindfulness webinar on March 23rd! A few resources as well as a recording of the lecture from the speaker, Renee Machel are below.
Elections are now open for the AAAP Board of Directors. The following positions are on the ballot: Student Director. Per the AAAP Bylaws, only student members vote for the Student Director. You will be required to login to the website to cast your vote. Voting closes on April 25, 2022.
AAAP Student Director:
Elections are now open for the AAAP Board of Directors. The following positions are on the ballot: President Elect, Director, and Executive Vice President. Per the AAAP Bylaws, Members, Life Members and Retired Members vote for the President Elect and Directors. You will be required to login to the website to cast your vote. Voting closes on April 25, 2022.
President-Elect:
Dear AAAP Members,
The AAAP Preceptorship and Membership Committees are happy to let you know that the AAAP website has been updated to provide a current listing of companies offering preceptorship (externship) opportunities for students, as well as summer internship information! The list can be found at https://aaap.memberclicks.net/externships.
Ashley Peterson PhD
Senior Vice President Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
National Chicken Council
Date: March 30, 2022
Time: 3 - 4 PM EDT (2 - 3 PM CDT)
The Membership Committee is excited to announce our upcoming wellness webinar. Dr. Rene Machel, the co-founder of Get MotiVETed, will be giving a lecture on mindfulness on March 23rd at 6pm CST. The lecture can be accessed via the Zoom link above. We look forward to seeing all of you there!
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AAAP Business Office AnnouncementAfter 14 years Bob & Janece Bevans-Kerr will be stepping into advisory roles for AAAP, AAAP Foundation, and ACPV. Bob Bevans-Kerr will continue to work and support AAAP, AAAP Foundation, and ACPV, as a consultant and offering office support. Janece Bevans-Kerr will be working through April 30, 2022, as a consultant supporting the office. After that date she will continue to be available for office support as needed. It is time for new leadership that can develop each organization to meet the needs of its members and continue to find new and innovative ways to achieve their missions. Nathan Bevans-Kerr will be promoted to Executive Director serving AAAP and AAAP Foundation effective March 1, 2022 |
Volunteers are now invited to serve on AVMA’s Council on Education (COE)!
The deadline for receipt of applications for the COE is March 15, 2022. More information on the COE, as well as the COE Member Application is available here on the AVMA website.
The American Association of Avian Pathologists regrets to inform members of the passing of Dr. Peter M. Biggs and Dr. Egon Vielitz. We send our condolences to their families and colleagues.
Sadly, Dr. Egon Vielitz died on December 29, 2021 at the age of 89. He was the principal veterinarian for the Lohmann Company, a major poultry breeder and vaccine manufacturer located in Cuxhaven, Germany, from 1959 to 1999. He was involved in nearly every important poultry disease problem in Europe (and the world) at various stages of his illustrious career but was especially proud of his work on chicken anemia virus leading to the first vaccine. Dr. Vielitz collaborated widely, conducted and published groundbreaking research, and was a prominent contributor to international poultry medicine for many decades. Fortunately, his amazing story of survival during the Hitler years and strong professional career is preserved for the ages in the AAAP biographical archives. Funeral details are not yet available. View Autobiography
The National Poultry Improvement Plan is a cooperative industry-state-federal program that supports new diagnostic technology for poultry and poultry products throughout the country. Participants can earn certification seals upon testing their poultry according to the NPIP provisions, which allows these producers to better facilitate trade. The General Conference Committee is a federal advisory committee that seeks to collect input from the poultry industry and deliver issues of concern directly to the Secretary of Agriculture for the promotion of poultry improvement. To learn more about the NPIP, please visit this website: http://www.poultryimprovement.org.
The NPIP is seeking nominations for three regions: South Central, South Atlantic and West North Central. These nominations will be accepted through March 1, 2022. Send your nomination (or self-nomination) to Penny Kesler ([email protected]). Inquiries may contact NPIP Senior Coordinator, Dr. Elena Behnke ([email protected]).
The title of the 71st Western Poultry Disease Conference is “Poultry Diseases of Concern in Modern Production Systems”. we invite you to submit a title and 150-word summary. Oral and poster presentations will be selected from the submission pool and all chosen presentations will be included in the 71st annual WPDC Proceedings.
We are also proud to announce and invite undergraduate, graduate, and veterinary students as well veterinarians on a poultry residency program to join our Student Competition at the 71st Western Poultry Disease Conference (WPDC). Two prizes of US$500 will be awarded to the best presentations on basic research and field research/case reports. Student abstracts selected for oral presentations are eligible for the awards. Upon registration, please indicate your interest in participating in the Student Competition.
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