The use of seaweed extract in piglet diets
Seaweeds are rich in undigestible polysaccharides and are a potential source of soluble dietary fibers. The most abundant polysaccharides in brown seaweeds are laminarin, fucoidan and alginic acid.
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USA: nationwide survey of distillers products for antibiotic residues
FDA/CVM’s final analysis finds that 4 of the 46 samples were quantifiable in the laboratory for antibiotics.
USA: FDA take steps to promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is taking three steps to protect public health and promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals.
India: new rules for antibiotics use in farmed animals
The withdrawal period shall be 28 days for meat from poultry and mammals.
USA: Cephalosporin order of prohibition goes into effect
The order prohibits certain uses of the cephalosporin (excluding cephapirin) class of antimicrobial drugs in cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys.
USA: Judge rules FDA must act to protect Americans from overuse of antibiotics in livestock
The judge’s decision requires the FDA to withdraw existing approvals for the growth promoting use in animal agriculture of two antibiotics – penicillin and tetracyclines.
EU: hormone and antibiotic residues in animals have stabilised
Only 0.33% of the total number of targeted samples on residues was detected in animals as being non-compliant with EU standards.
EFSA and ECDC joint report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria
Resistance to several antimicrobials was commonly detected in zoonotic bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter which are the main causes of reported food-borne infections in the EU.
Russia may ban pork imports from Europe
Russia, which is banning imports of live cattle from EU countries from March 20, may also ban imports of European pork.
The presence of MRSA on large pig breeding farms in Croatia
The results presented here predict that MRSA is present on a large number of pig farms in Croatia.
Belgium: veterinary surveillance of antimicrobial consumption
The overall evolution in total tons of active substance (antimicrobial pharmaceuticals antimicrobial premixes) shows a slight decrease of 1.6% from 2009 to 2010.
Netherlands: estimate of veterinary antibiotic usage in 2011
In the first semester of 2011 the total sales of antibiotics in the veterinary sector were 32% below the level of the same period in 2009.
Germany: chloramphenicol residues detected in urine samples from pigs
The Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety has detected chloramphenicol in urine samples from pigs.
OIE: reduction of biological threats
Dr Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), presented the organisation’s priorities for 2012 in the fight against biological threats.
Netherlands: decrease in total sales of antibiotics used in animal production in 2010
In the years 2007-2010 the total sales of antibiotics decreased by 23%.
Germany: measures to improve the control of antibiotics in livestock
The Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) of Germany announced late last year that they are developing a package of measures to improve monitoring and control of the use of antibiotics in livestock.