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Adam Hart

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Posted: 2008-01-29 07:44:27

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MRSA test call for farm animals

All farm animals should be tested for a form of the superbug MRSA, an
organic group has urged the government.
The Soil Association says the bug is widespread in the Netherlands,
Belgium and Germany, from where some of the meat eaten in the UK is
imported.

In the Netherlands, 39% of pigs tested positive for the bug which can
be passed to humans.

And 13% of calves also tested positive for the bug, which is different
to the strain found in hospitals.

Poultry meat

The studies found that 50% of farmers were also positive, some of whom
have been resistant to antibiotics.

The Soil Association blamed the use of antibiotics in farming for the
problem.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/6236322.stm

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Knut J Bjuland

Post subject: Meet your meat: MRSA test call for farm animals to combat human strain.

Posted: 2008-02-03 10:52:48

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I believe theses pig are given antibiotic in their food to get them to
grow faster and to be able to take them away from their mother at an
earlier age than is natural. It is done to get the pig mother pregnant
as soon as possible. A piglet is breast feed in nature to about 12 week
when they in US is weaned at 1 week with antibiotic. A piglet who is
breast feed does not need antibiotic since the pig breast milk protect
the piglet from pathogen bacterial and virus.

Adam Hart wrote:

> MRSA test call for farm animals
>
> All farm animals should be tested for a form of the superbug MRSA, an
> organic group has urged the government.
> The Soil Association says the bug is widespread in the Netherlands,
> Belgium and Germany, from where some of the meat eaten in the UK is
> imported.
>
> In the Netherlands, 39% of pigs tested positive for the bug which can
> be passed to humans.
>
> And 13% of calves also tested positive for the bug, which is different
> to the strain found in hospitals.
>
> Poultry meat
>
> The studies found that 50% of farmers were also positive, some of whom
> have been resistant to antibiotics.
>
> The Soil Association blamed the use of antibiotics in farming for the
> problem.
>
>
> Story from BBC NEWS:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk/6236322.stm
>
>

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