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Animal Sciences » Swine
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Swine Industry Contacts & Related Links
Swine Centers
Swine Associations
- American Association of Swine
Practitioners
The AASP is a nonprofit educational professional society organized to: - increase
the knowledge of veterinarians in the field of swine medicine; - elevate the
standards of swine practice; - promote the relationship between swine practice,
the swine industry, and the public interest; - promote the interests of swine
veterinarians; - improve the public stature of swine veterinarians; - cooperate
with veterinary and agricultural organizations and regulatory agencies; and promote
goodwill among AASP members.
- National Pork Board
The Board is responsible for the collection, distribution and program accountability
for the pork checkoff in the areas of promotion, research and consumer information.
The programs funded by the Pork Board are designed to: strengthen the position
of the pork industry in the marketplace and maintain, develop, and expand markets
for pork and pork products.
- National Pork Producers Council
Good place for pork consumers to find recipes, nutritional and safety guides.
If you are a pork producer, then NPPC website is the place you have to visit
everyday to update your information.
- National Swine Improvement Federation
To advance and stimulate individual and collaborative efforts of
swine breeding stock suppliers, academic personnel, and pork
industry affiliates in the research, development, and utilization
of scientifically-based genetic improvement programs and associated
practices for the economically efficient production of high quality,
nutritious pork.
- US Pork
Provide customers all over the world with reliable, up-to-the-minute
information about U.S. Pork and our pork industry.
- US Pork Center of Excellence
- PIG - Pork Information Gateway
The US Pork Center of Excellence recently launched a comprehensive
computer accessible swine information web site. Many land grant
schools, including Wisconsin's College of Agriculture, sponsored
the development of this pork production information site. Free
accounts are provided for producers who register. Thousands of
swine production related infromation factsheets and research
pieces are available online.
- Wisconsin Pork Association
The Wisconsin Pork Association (WPA) strives to find new ways to
promote consumer appreciation of pork as a vital mainstay of
the American diet. While ever mindful of the best interests of
consumers, the Wisconsin Pork Association works hard to assure
pork producers increased profitability from their pork production
efforts.
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