Dr. Joe Connor the founder of Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD joins us  as we welcome him to the Swine Web Hall of Fame.   We discuss his journey/career. Learning about his mentors, and what he  would do different. We talk about his vast international experience,  stand out memory, key to longevity, untold story and his sage advice  pertaining to how to set the next "Joe Connor" up for Swine Industry  success. 

About our guest

 Dr. Joseph Connor is the founder of Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD. He  purchased the CVS practice in 1980 and built his client service network  to become one of the foremost swine veterinarians in the world. CVS  maintains client service relationships with over 500,000 sows in the US.  Dr. Connor regularly consults with other veterinarians to bring new  disease management practices to producers in the U.S. and in other  countries including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Australia, China and  countries in Europe. Dr. Connor 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 Doctoral degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1976  from the University of Illinois, and subsequently, an M.S. degree in  Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 2006, and  completed the Executive Veterinary Program in 2009 with the University  of Illinois. He is the past President of the American Association of  Swine Practitioners and through that Association has received the Allen  D. Leman Practice Award and Practitioner of the Year Award.