RACE Certified AAAP Webinars

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.

AWN Webinar: Caring for Self (and Others) In Times of Crisis

Hello AAAP Members,

Thank you to everyone who attended the Mindfulness webinar on March 23^rd! A few resources as well as a recording of the lecture from the speaker, Renee Machel are below. 

Updated Preceptorship (Externship) Opportunities

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.  

Food Safety Regulatory Update Webinar

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)

Zoom Link

Practical Use of Mindfulness for Veterinary Professionals: How to Improve Performance, Enjoy More, and Stress Less

Zoom Link

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 23^rd at 6pm CST. The lecture can be accessed via the Zoom link above. We look forward to seeing all of you there!

2022 AAAP Registration Now Open!

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AVMA Council on Education Volunteer Positions

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. 

We remember Dr. Peter M. Biggs and Dr. Egon Vielitz

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

National Poultry Improvement Plan Seeks Nominations for the General Conference Committee

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]).

2022 Western Poultry Disease Conference
Call For Titles

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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Today we are celebrating our “flock”!  The AAAP Development Committee is thankful to all of our “flock” who have donated during the Giving Eggstravaganza this week.  We invite you to post a picture of your “flock” (whoever your flock may be) on the AAAP Members Facebook page, or, on the AAAP Blog if you are not on social media.

Thank you to all who have made a donation during the AAAP Foundation Giving Extravaganza!  We are happy to announce that our current total is $7,205, with 1.5 days left!  If you have not donated yet, don’t delay!  Head over to the donation page at and make your donation now!  Donations over $100 will qualify the donor to be entered into the drawing for a FREE AAAP membership in 2022. 

We are happy to announce that the state of Arkansas is leading the pack, as the state with the most donations so far.  Also, the AAAP members from Allied Industry have made the most donations, with Consultants close behind.  Meanwhile, the University of Georgia is in the lead with the most alumni donations.  The winners in these categories won’t be final until noon tomorrow, so donate now to help your state, area of the poultry industry, or university gain the most donors! 

The AAAP Development Committee would like to thank ALL of the AAAP members who generously donated this week during the AAAP Foundation Giving Eggstravaganza.  The winner of the 2022 AAAP Membership is Dr. Megan Lighty.  Congratulations, Dr. Megan Lighty!

We are halfway through the AAAP Foundation’s Giving Eggstravaganza! Today we are highlighting the AAAP Excellence in Mentorship Award.  This award was initiated in 2019 and is given to a member of the AAAP who has demonstrated a passion for mentoring students and/or fellow colleagues.  Since this is a new award, the AAAP Foundation is actively soliciting donations to fully fund this award.  Once this award has reached $40,000, it will be funded in perpetuity.  Find out more about mentorship and the Excellence in Mentorship Award by reading this interview with AAAP Excellence in Mentorship Award recipients, Dr. Mark Bland and Dr. Patricia Wakenell.  

Did you know that the AAAP Foundation Preceptorship Poultry Medicine Training Program was the brainchild of Dr. Kenneth Eskelund, who started the program in 1988?