Immediate ‘beep’ if pig farm biosecurity is ignored A new preliminary study in Canada examines how technology used in hospitals can boost protocol compliance rates...
Argentina: No more colistin in veterinary products Argentina has banned the ‘elaboration, distribution, import, use and possession of veterinary products...
Dr Pearse Lyons, Alltech president and founder, dies at 73 Animal health and nutrition company Alltech has announced the passing of its founder and president, Dr Pearse...
US study: Zinc does not promote MRSA in pigs American researchers have found that feeding zinc to young pigs does not play a major role in the emergence of...
WHO’s antimicrobial guidelines: Protest and applause A recent publication on the responsible use of antibiotics by the World Health Organization (WHO) has led to a...
Diamond V CEO: Tremendous opportunities after acquisition Cargill and Diamond V ‘join forces’, as was stated in a press release last week. Pig Progress talked to Jeff...
It’s difficult to transfer MRSA by physical contact It appears to be virtually impossible for pig farm house visitors to contaminate others outside the pig facility...
UK: concerns about hepatitis E virus in pork British doctors have reported that consumers have been found infected with hepatitis E that can be found in pork...
EU vet calls for data driven animal health care Alongside the subject of antimicrobial resistances, hardly any topic has been so controversially discussed in...
Study on livestock farms and public health Dutch scientists have carried out an extensive research on the relationship between people living close to...
German pig industry lowers antibiotic consumption Germany’s animal husbandry sector has managed to reduce the amount of antibiotics used. Key has been a ‘strategy...
Change use of antibiotics, investors say A total of 10 large US and British restaurant groups have been targeted by a campaign of 54 large investors, to...
Antibiotic-resistant pigs discovered in UK The British Animal Plant Health Agency has discovered antibiotic-resistant pigs at three farms. At the same...
EFSA: EU human campylobacter and listeria cases rising Human cases of listeriosis and campylobacteriosis rose once again in 2014, continuing an upward trend that began...
Public is confused about antibiotic resistance A new multi-country survey shows people are confused about this major threat to public health and do not...
Danish Swine Congress: Focus on PEDv and MRSA The first day of the annual Danish Swine Congress (Svinekongres) had a series of nice, informative presentations...
Antibiotic confusion There appears to be lightyears of interpretation differences between the supporters and critics of antibiotic...
3 major pig health issues Recently, a number of things have happened on the EU medicines front. Some are positive but some are also...
One health – are we getting any closer? The UK have produced their joint ‘One Health Report’ on human and animal antibiotic use sales and resistance,...
The classification of antimicrobials – a clash of views Over recent years there has been a divergence in views between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...
MRSA in Danish pigs – what can we learn? The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has just published a MRSA risk assessment, which really includes...
Debate continues: EC's proposals on medicated animal feed The debate concerning the European Commission’s proposals regarding the Regulations on Medicated Feed continues...
The story behind Canada’s controversial food guide Agricultural organisations recently responded with severe criticism to Canada’s Food Guide, reviewing the...
SDPP is a safe feed ingredient – here is why African Swine Fever (ASF) not only affected pigs – it has also led to bans on a series of feed ingredients....
Pros and cons of using phages and enzybiotics The world of health and nutrition is currently wondering how to tackle issues related to antibiotic resistance....
Is there a universal definition of gut health in pigs? Many companies and institutes speak about it, but it isn’t that easy at all to find a universal definition for...
Antibiotics: Prevention out – treatment in? The banning of collective and preventive antibiotic treatment of animals is advocated by the European...
Colistin resistance - a mini survey in the EU Nobody seemed too worried about colistin resistance, as it was mainly used in animal medicine and there were...
Early detection of pig diseases The entire world is speaking of using antibiotics ‘prudently’. In order to do so, early detection of pathogenic...
Are we being hoodwinked again? Danmap, 2015 has just been published and have also found that ‘consumption of meat may currently be considered...
Antimicrobials: Has the EU parliament resorted to... The recent report entitled ‘Antimicrobials Restrictions in Animal Feed’ really does leave one quite bemused – is...
Bacteria and antimicrobials – a concise compendium Beta-lactamases, inhibitory concentrations, ESBLs, gram-positive bacteria - these concepts are frequently...