World congress closed with decision about 2008 Hamburg, 2004-07-01
"The congress will give us the chance to show the world what Africa is all about," said the scientific director of the South African IPVS, Dr. Pieter Vervoort (2nd from right). IPVS President Henning Bossow (4th from left) and IPVS Secretary Christoph Pahlitzsch (3rd from right) congratulated.

World congress of pig veterinarians
to meet in Africa for the first time

South Africa selected over China, Japan and Canada at the world congress of pig veterinarians in Hamburg / Current congress in Hamburg is the most successful in IPVS history

(IPVS) – The 20th world congress of pig veterinarians will be held in South Africa in 2008. The decision was made this morning by the general assembly of the 18th
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congress of pig veterinarians, which closed today in Hamburg. This will see the congress, which is organised by the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS), being staged on the Dark Continent for the first time. “We have the healthiest pigs in the world,” said the scientific director of the South African IPVS, Dr. Pieter Vervoort, on the decision, “The congress will give us the chance to show the world what Africa is all about,” he went on to say. China, Japan and Canada had also put in bids for the 2008 congress.
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IPVS founder at the world congress Hamburg, 2004-06-30
Founded the IPVS in 1967: T. Alexander

“I've never missed a congress”

IPVS founder delighted with the 18th world congress of pig veterinarians: “It's the biggest.” / The first congress in 1969 started off with 500 delegates

(IPVS) – The Englishman Thomas Alexander (74), who founded the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) along with an English and a German veterinarian in 1967, is attending the 18th world congress of pig veterinarians Hamburg. “I've never missed a congress,” said the founder during a discussion with the IPVS committee, and was delighted with the positive response in Hamburg: “This is the biggest pig vets congress.”

When Alexander founded the IPVS in 1967, its constitution consisted of just six points. It was decided at the very beginning to keep the organisation lean. The first congress in 1969 started off with 500 delegates.
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IPVS funds bursaries to the tune of almost EUR 24,000 Hamburg, 2004-06-30
In conversation with the young scientists – IPVS secretary Christoph Pahlitzsch (2nd from right)

Veterinarians fund 29 young
international scientists

Bursary recipients from 12 different countries

(IPVS) – The International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) provided 29 young scientists with bursaries to enable them to attend the 18th world congress of pig veterinarians in Hamburg and present their research papers. The 29 researchers (16 men and 13 women) come from twelve different countries across four continents.
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18. World congress of pig veterinarians presents the “glass laboratory” Hamburg, 2004-06-29
Congress Piglet Freddy also paid a visit to the “glass laboratory” – to be monitored.

Better techniques facilitate
observation of more pigs

Increase in number of labs with European seal of approval / Growing number of pigs subject to observation / Impending diseases identified more quickly

(IPVS) – Pig health is constantly improving. “Today we are capable of monitoring and implementing specific improvements in health by means of systematic observation and testing.” This is the conclusion of Dr. Katrin Strutzberg-Minder, Director of the Company for Innovative Veterinary Diagnostics Ltd (IVD), in the “glass laboratory” at the 18th world congress of pig veterinarians in Hamburg. Laboratory tests today have less to do with confirming a diagnosis and are more about monitoring animals’ health.
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Health manager award for pig production Hamburg, 2004-06-29
Prizes for a high degree of responsibility and expertise: Winner of the first prize Karl Kleinhölting (centre) and the second prize Thomas Hacke (2nd from left) with prize-giver Dr. Willi Weber (left) and Christian Behm (right)

Distinction for advanced
animal health management

First-time award by Agrarmagazin and IPVS partner for "health manager of the year" / First prize goes to farmer from Westphalia / "Prevention is better than cure"

(IPVS) – A prize for health management has been awarded at the world congress of pig veterinarians for the first time. The prize went to Karl Kleinhölting, a farmer from Coesfeld in Westphalia, for meat production "with a high level of responsibility and expertise." The competition was run by the specialist publication "dlz-agrarmagazin" together with Bayer HealthCare, one of the six partners of the IPVS congress, with the aim of promoting good examples of outstanding animal health management by farmers.

The piglet producer Kleinhölting has 270 sows with exemplary baby piglet husbandry. The farmer's advanced hygiene and health management was deemed to be outstanding by the jury, which was made up of veterinarians and consultants.
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1st Pig Management Award 2004 Hamburg, 2004-06-29
Bronze pig: Alain Kanora from Janssen Animal Health hands Steffen Hoy the first prize.

First prize for best paper
goes to German researcher

Professor Steffen Hoy demonstrates that certain diseases in sows have much wider effects than previously thought / Second prize also awarded to a German for new examination method

(IPVS) – A German scientist has been awarded a prize by a private pharmaceutical company for the best paper at the 18th world congress of pig veterinarians in Hamburg. Professor Steffen Hoy from Giessen discovered that certain diseases in sows have much wider effects than previously thought. If a sow’s udder or uterus becomes infected or cannot provide enough milk, these diseases would also occur during subsequent production cycles, said Hoy during the award ceremony. This conclusion is new, he continued, and is particularly significant because these diseases are infectious and should be prevented in the interests of both the pigs and the pig breeders and farmers.

The second prize went to Jan-Bernd Lammers who has developed a new method of examining pig bile.

Both papers will be presented tomorrow (Wednesday) at the congress.
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18th world congress of pig veterinarians opens in Hamburg Hamburg, 2004-06-28
Secretary of State Dr. Thalheim: Congress reflects the interest of Europe and Germany

“Health care comes at a price”

Federal Consumer Ministry: congress dealing with health care and husbandry “points the way forward”
IPVS president criticises supermarket chains’ pricing policy: “Pig meat is cheaper than dog food.”

(IPVS) - The 18th world congress of pig veterinarians kicked off today in Hamburg. In his opening speech, Secretary of State of the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Farming Dr. Gerald Thalheim stated that the congress motto (“healthy pigs for wholesome pork”) “points the way forward.”
He continued that topics such as “pig health, food safety, management and husbandry, animal welfare and environmental protection reflect the interests of European and German politics.” Thalheim expressed relief eight weeks after the expansion of the European Union: fears that Germany would be flooded with cheap products “were misplaced: the German market has been hardly affected.”
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Veterinary congress kicks off with a get-together at a medieval market Hamburg, 2004-06-27
Veterinarians from Korea and Japan have also made the journey to the conference - as can be seen here on the medieval market in front of the CCH and the IPVS logo

The four-day congress of 2,200 pig veterinarians starts on Monday in Hamburg

(IPVS) The 18th world congress of pig veterinarians kicked off this evening with a get-together: veterinarians from around the world gathered at the medieval market organised by the congress in front of the Congress Centrum Hamburg (CCH). Horseshoe pitching and axe throwing, authentic music played on lutes and wine from earthenware mugs provided a convivial atmosphere for the international guests to get to know each other. The congress will be officially opened tomorrow, and the guests of honour include the Secretary of State from the Federal Consumer Ministry, the Councillor from the Hamburger Ministry of Science and the IPVS president. The congress will deal with topics such as the latest scientific developments in pig research and the political demands on meat production.
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Many of the scientific results can be immediately translated into practice Hamburg, 2004-04-28

World congress boosts exchange between science and practice

(IPVS) A key focus of the 18th world congress of pig veterinarians will be on the exchange of experience between science and practitioners. Researchers from around the world have submitted around 800 papers to the congress's scientific committee. "Many of the scientific results can be immediately translated into practice," says the chairman of the congress's scientific committee, Professor Thomas Blaha.
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At least 1,100 advance registrations for the world congress Hamburg, 2004-02-20

Advance registrations surpass all expectations

(IPVS) The 18th world congress of pig veterinarians meets with overwhelming interest. A good four months before its opening in Hamburg at the end of June, over 1,100 participants from around the world have already registered. The organiser, the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS), was expecting 1,500 participants from science, research and practice. IPVS president Henning Bossow assesses the registration figures optimistically: "It's unusual to have so many registrations at such an early stage. I can no longer exclude the possibility of many more participants coming to the congress than we were expecting." The deadline for early booking discounts expired on 15th February.
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World congress focuses on eradication programmes Hamburg, 2004-02-13
Prof. Blaha: "Gratifying trend"

Pig health instead of pig disease

(IPVS) Eradication programmes will form one of the main areas of focus at the world congress of pig vets, which will be held in Germany this year. This topic is addressed by a significant proportion of the international research papers submitted to the congress and which will be presented to the public for the first time at the end of June, reports Thomas G. Blaha, chairman of the congress's scientific committee. The aim of eradication programmes is to prevent pigs from becoming ill at all. "It is gratifying that research around the word is increasingly focusing on keeping animal stocks healthy," says Professor Blaha. This, he continues, is to everyone's advantage: pig breeders, pig farmers and the consumer. The congress will convene under the motto: "Healthy pigs for wholesome pork."
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World congress speeds up information flow for vets Hamburg, 2004-02-03

Pigs can be helped more quickly

(IPVS) One of the most important goals of the 18th world congress of pig vets is to ensure that vets are informed about relevant research results considerably more quickly than before. The congress will be held at the end of June by the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) in Hamburg.
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All information on the world congress on one page Hamburg, 2004-01-16

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(IPVS) Download the flyer for the 18th IPVS congress. This double A4 page contains all the information you need at a glance:

  • Programme description
  • Programme schedule
  • Contact addresses
  • Partners and sponsors
  • Photos of Freddy the congress piglet
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