Resistance to colistin, a so-called antibiotic of last resort, has been found in both bacteria…
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AHDB Pork chair, Meryl Ward, has welcomed the introduction of notifiable status for PED, due…
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED) will become a notifiable disease in England from Friday (December 18),…
The potential for a return to feeding swill to pigs within the EU is argued…
Vet groups using the so-called “last-line antibiotic” colistin in pigs, poultry and cattle have agreed…
The introduction of a global target to reduce antibiotic use in food production to an…
Seeking to apply the “antibiotics in farming standards” which are being achieved in Denmark to…
Production diseases are costly to pig farms, but exactly how costly? To answer this question,…
Antimicrobial monitoring needs to be conducted at “vet level” not farm level, says the National…
New guidelines designed to help people who work with livestock to help prevent LA-MRSA infections…