http://www.www.pigprogress.net Your portal on Global Pig Production nl-nl http://www.www.pigprogress.net http://www.pigprogress.net/images/logo_pigprogress_rss.gif 30 158 PigProgress: Your portal on Global Pig Production http://www.pigprogress.net/news/research-s-aureus-in-16%25-of-state-fair-pigs-in-usa-8737.html Pigs are a potential reservoir for Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in US state fairs, as antibiotic-resistant S. aureus have been found in exhibited pigs at two state fairs. S. aureus was found in almost 16% of the tested pigs. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:45:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/bruges-pig-vet-symposium-attracts-record-of-937-delegates-8726.html The European Symposium for Porcine Health Management, held in Bruges last week, can be considered an unexpected success. Instead of an expected 300-400 delegates, 937 made it to the Belgian city. Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/research-mrsa-in-backyard-pigs-and-transmission-to-humans-8687.html Scientists from Michigan State University and the Henry Ford Hospital collaborated on a study examining transmission of MRSA from pigs to their human handlers. The study was on pigs raised in backyards, it will be published this coming May in Zoonoses and Public Health. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:02:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/nppc--fda-antibiotics-guidance-problematic-for-producers-8640.html The loss of and restricted access to products expected with implementation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s guidance on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production likely will disproportionately affect small producers, have a negative effect on animal health and increase the cost of producing food while not improving public health, said the National Pork Producers Council. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/fda-calls-on-drugmakers-to-help-limit-use-of-antibiotics-in-pigs-8623.html The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called on drug companies to help limit the use of antibiotics in pigs, poultry and other livestock within the next three years. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:34:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/criticism-and-approval-of-latest-fda-statement-on-antibiotics-8624.html There is a mixed bag of reactions regarding the latest statement of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the use of antibiotics in pigs, poultry and other food animals. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:25:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/research-kansas-state-estimates-antibiotics-use-in-swine-8607.html Kansas State University researchers have constructed estimates to accurately reflect available data related to antibiotics use in production practices in the US. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:37:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/us-pork-council-opponents-are-wrong-on-antibiotics-use-8605.html The National Pork Producers Council in the United States point to recent research by Kansas State University which shows that opponents of antibiotics use in livestock production wildly overestimate the amount given to food animals. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:10:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/uk-vet-association-questions-allegations-around-superbug-8583.html The British Veterinary Association (BVA) urged caution over the findings of a Soil Association (SA) literature review, which cites ‘overwhelming evidence’ that the use of antibiotics in UK livestock farms is contributing to the rise of resistant human E. coli infections. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:08:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/fda-told-to-act-on-antibiotic-use-on-pig-poultry-farms-8541.html A judge has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action on its own rule that would stop pig, poultry and other livestock producers from mixing antibiotics into animal feed. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:34:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/danish-pig-industry-reduced-antibiotics-usage-by-19%25-in-2011-8422.html In 2011, the total Danish pig industry managed to reduce usage of antibiotics by 19% in comparison to 2010. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:29:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/study-suggests-origins-of-mrsa-strain-in-food-animals-8393.html A strain of the antibiotic-resistant bacterium known as MRSA has jumped from food animals to humans, according to a new study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, AZ, USA. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/research-antibiotic-free-label-does-not-guarantee-mrsa-free-pork-8304.html A study conducted by the epidemiologists at the University of Iowa, College of Public Health analysed 395 separate pork packages concluded that there was no difference in the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in pork from either background, be it conventionally farm raised animals or those labeled antibiotic –free. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:51:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/germans-will-cull-2-400-pigs-due-to-chloramphenicol-8282.html About 2,400 German pigs have to be culled after having been fed pig feed contaminated with the banned antibiotic chloramphenicol. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/oie-antibiotics-for-livestock-vital-to-feed-world-8257.html The world body in charge of fighting animal diseases called for action against widespread abuse of antibiotics in livestock farming, which leads to drug-resistant bacteria, but warned that a ban would leave the world short of protein, Reuters reports. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:55:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/ecoli-in-pigs-quickly-arms-itself-against-antibiotics-plus-video-8235.html After giving pigs a low-dose of antibiotics for just two weeks, researchers detected a drastic rise in the number of E. coli bacteria in the guts of the animals. And those bacteria showed a large jump in resistance to antibiotics. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:02:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/hardly-any-progress-in-pig-health-in-last-20-years-says-expert-8233.html A Ghent University professor has qualified progress in pig health in the last 20 years as minimal, Dutch agricultural newspaper Boerderij Vandaag reports. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:29:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/study-new-insights-into-antibiotics-and-pig-feeds-8225.html Antibiotics in pig feed increased the number of antibiotic resistant genes in gastrointestinal microbes in pigs, according to a study conducted by Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:26:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/fda-silently-continues-backing-certain-antibiotics-in-animal-feed-8181.html The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided not to withdraw penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed, backing away from the agency's initial intention to do so. The news was not announced, but was published in the Federal Register just before the holidays. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:30:00 GMT http://www.pigprogress.net/news/quantifying-the-effect-of-fewer-antibiotics-in-pigs-8157.html Scientists find it difficult to quantify financial effects of a reduction of antibiotics usage in livestock production, Dutch agricultural newspaper Agrarisch Dagblad reports. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:43:00 GMT