1. Ontario Association of Swine Veterinarians (OASV)
Christa Arsenault DVM
CASV Meeting

2. OASV Membership
OASV maintains a membership yearly of approximately 55 members
Members included are veterinarians in private practice, industry, government, research and academia
An OASV executive is elected by the membership yearly at our Annual General Meeting
Active student membership

3. Honorary Lifetime OASV members
Mike Wilson
Tom Sanderson
Harry Brightwell
Garnet Leach Don Atkinson
Gaylan Josephson
Ernest Sanford

4. OASV Executive Review current OASV executive members:
Terri O’Sullivan- President
Christine Pelland- Past President
Christa Arsenault- Vice President
Secretary- Anne Deckart
Co-Treasurers- Ernest Sanford, Anne Deckart
Directors (3 year Terms): Bill Moore, Terri O’Sullivan, Christine Pelland, Al Scorgie, Christa Arsenault, Greg Dimmers
Janet Alsop- OMAFRA
Jim Fairles- Animal Health Lab
Industry representatives = janet, Jim, Carol Jakel (OVMA), Steve Wolfgram (OPLC?), need a new OASV?CASV rep

5. OASV Meetings OASV usually has 4 meetings throughout the year:
Annual General Meeting (AGM)- June (Usually coincides with the Ontario Pork Congress)
Annual Fall Conference- October
Winter Meeting- February
Spring Meeting- April (Usually coincides with the London Swine Conference)

6. Fall Conference Highlights
Took place October 28th, 29th at the Kingsbridge Conference Centre
Guest Speaker: Paisley Canning- 1) Diagnostic considerations for lameness 2) Treatment considerations for infectious lameness
Guest Speaker: Bernard Tobin: Farm and Food Care- Answering tough questions- Building public trust in agriculture
-Bernard Tobin- Compiled a list of questions in advance from the OASV membership and based his presentation around these questions.
-Ask members to formulate a response to a person with no knowledge on the subject.

7. 2017 Fall Conference Details
The 2017 OASV fall conference will take place on October 27th, 28th at the Pillar and Post Hotel in Niagara on the Lake!
Working on the conference itinerary currently
Updates will be posted to the website:

8. NEW OASV Website OASV has a new website! Demo website: www.oasv.ca
All meeting proceedings will be posted to this website for membership reference
Membership dues and registration for the fall conference can happen directly through the website now
Imagery on the website give OASV a “fresh new look”
OASV sponsors can be formally recognized

9. Industry Collaboration
OASV works collaboratively with our provincial industry partners
Industry partners include (but aren’t limited too): Swine Health Ontario, Ontario Pork, Ontario Swine Health Advisory Board (OSHAB), Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN)

10. OASV Prize (Student Award)
$1000
Student registered in Phase 1 or 2 of the DVM program who shows an active interest in pursuing a career in swine health management
Selection based on essay describing a current issue facing the swine industry
2016 Recipient: Hannah Golightly
Presented by the Ontario Association of Swine Practitioners. Apply by letter, stating swine industry experience to date, and include the required essay, to the Associate Dean's, Students, O.V.C., in the Fall during the call for applications from the Dean's office. Selection will be based on the best essay submitted describing an issue facing the swine industry.
Donor(s):
Ontario Association of Swine Practitioners
Qualification(s):
Student registered in Phase I or Phase II of the D.V.M. program who shows an active interest in pursuing a career in swine health management.
Amount:
1 award of $1,000

11. Past recipients 2006 Christine Pelland 2007 Jennifer Montomery
2008       Not awarded
2009       Katherine Alcock
2010       Kristen Reynolds
2011       not awarded
2012       Ryan Tenbergen
2013       Greg Dimmers
2014       Kaushalya Kuruppu Arachchillage
2015       Karen Carlton
I think this highlights nicelcy that our recipients go into swine practice!!

12. Summary OASV has had lots of activity over the past year
Provided you with a quick summary of some of those activities
Further questions please contact:
Christa Arsenault:
Terri O’Sullivan: