With more than 2,700 attendees from 66 countries, the 21st IPVS Congress was a smashing success. Here’s a summary of some of the findings presented
by S. ERNEST SANFORD
The 21st IPVS (International Pig Veterinary Society) Congress was held in Vancouver, July 18-21, 2010, the first time this event has ever been held in Canada.
The IPVS has been in existence for 40 years and is held every even-numbered year in a country that is decided by vote by the delegates. Canada had put together unsuccessful bids to host an IPVS on two previous occasions and was finally successful at the 19th IPVS Congress in Copenhagen, when we won the bid decisively on the first ballot with Vancouver as the venue.