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

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
> 
>

"Knut J Bjuland"  wrote in message 
news:b5Wdnfhj0I-_EjjaRVnzvQA@telenor.com...
>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
>>
That has been the reason in the past in Britain, but not in recent years.

Animal rights and welfare groups have been right in claiming antibiotic use 
has risen but their reasons are wrong. They are right that the whole process 
endangers human health.

Massive doses of antibiotic have been and are being used in commercial herds 
to try to keep the pigs alive during epidemics of circovirus or pmws as it 
is more commonly known in the UK.


-- 
Regards
Pat Gardiner
www.go-self-sufficient.com

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:52:48 +0100, Knut J Bjuland
 wrote:

>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.

Yes it's this unnatural factory farming that see animals as machines
that will end up killing us all. Frankenstein lives in farming today
and society turns a blind eye.

We will reap what we sow.

>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
>> 
>>