What the IPVS has meant for Canadian swine vets

Long before Canada won the bid in Copenhagen to host IPVS 2010 in Vancouver, IPVS had already had a profound impact on the swine veterinary community in Canada. The decision to mount a bid to host an IPVS in Canada got us to finally organise a national swine veterinary association, the Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians (CASV). The main reason for this lengthy delay in forming a CASV rests in how our swine veterinary organisations developed. The strength of the swine veterinary communi