Dr. Connor
Dr. Connor has more than 40 years of experience in the swine industry. Dr. Connor is the founder of Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD. and Professional Swine Management, LLC. Dr. Connor regularly consults with veterinarians and producers in the U.S., Asia, South America and Europe to bring them new disease management and biosecurity strategies. He is a featured speaker at many industry programs and has published a wide variety of peer-reviewed articles on swine health, nutrition, and disease.
Dr. Connor obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1976 from the University of Illinois, an M.S. degree in Veterinary Population Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 2006, and completed the Executive Veterinary Program in 2009 at the University of Illinois. He is the past president of the American Association of Swine Practitioners and through which he received the Practitioner of the Year Award in 1995. In 2004, the University of Minnesota awarded him the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award.
Dr. Connor has long been recognized as a key opinion leader in the swine industry and this has been recognized by his selection as an inaugural inductee into the Swine Hall of Fame.
Professional Experience:
- Swine Producer (1980-Present)
- Adjunct Professor-University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine (2020-Present)
- Founder/President -Carthage Veterinary Service, Ltd. (1980-2018)
- Founder/President -Professional Swine Management, LLC (2001-2018)
- Vice President of Health Services -PIC (1995-1996)
Education:
- Executive Veterinary Program -Certificate in Swine Health Management University of Illinois -2009
- Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine
- University of Minnesota -2006
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- University of Illinois -1976
- Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Medicine
- University of Illinois -1972
Professional Licenses:
- Licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Colorado
- Licensed to prescribe controlled substances in Illinois and by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Professional Recognitions:
- First Inductee to the Swine Web Hall of Fame (2023)
- Distinguished Service Award Illinois Pork Producers Association (2020)
- PIC Hall of Fame (2016)