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Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award Honoring Laura Batista

Laura Batista graduated from the Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia (FMVZ) de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in 1984. Her career, which to date has spanned more than 25 years, specializes in diseases and health management of swine with special interest in porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV).
28 September 2009
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Laura Batista graduated from the Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia (FMVZ) de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in 1984. Her career, which to date has spanned more than 25 years, specializes in diseases and health management of swine with special interest in porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV).

Her experience is primarily in disease prevention, diagnosis and record analysis to optimize swine herd productivity in Mexico, Latin America, Canada, United States and Europe. She has written several peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and articles in magazines related to the swine industry. Laura has presented at hundreds of meetings, conferences and symposia around the world. In 2003, she completed a degree from the University of Minnesota under the direction of the late Carlos Pijoan, and Scoot Dee. She has also completed considerable specialist training in swine medicine and diplomas in business and personnel management. Currently she divides her time between the Centre de Développement du Porc du Québec Inc (CDPQ) in Canada, where she is director of research and development for swine health, and Batista & Asociados, a one-woman practice offering integral consulting to the swine industry around the world. Laura’s main areas of focus are swine farm and regional biosecurity, and PRRSV regional control. Her latest research involves testing of air filtration as an option to control regional dissemination of PRRSV. Since March 2009 she has been director of the producer organized program for regional disease control of swine diseases in Sonora, Mexico.

Laura is also president of the Mexican Association of Swine Practitioners, an association that in 1999 recognized her as the Veterinarian of the Year due to her leadership and contributions to the Mexican swine industry. Several other Mexican regional associations have also awarded her honorary memberships.

http://www.mnpork.com/documents/Leman09brochure.pdf

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