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Investigation Of Mrsa Transmission Between Pigs And The Environment Following Intra-Nasal Inoculation, James Gibbons, A. Burns, B. Markey, H. Jahns, Y. Abbott, J. Egan, M. Gutierrez, J. Fanning, S. Fanning, F. Leonard
Investigation Of Mrsa Transmission Between Pigs And The Environment Following Intra-Nasal Inoculation, James Gibbons, A. Burns, B. Markey, H. Jahns, Y. Abbott, J. Egan, M. Gutierrez, J. Fanning, S. Fanning, F. Leonard
International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 has not been detected in pigs in Ireland. However, other strains of MRSA, including MRSA t002, have been isolated from animals and humans in Ireland. The aim of this study was to determine if nasal colonization of pigs with a non-ST398 strain of MRSA could be reproduced using intra-nasal inoculation and to investigate subsequent transmission of this strain. Six pigs were inoculated intra-nasally with 2 x 109cfu MRSA t002. Six days post-inoculation these pigs were washed and moved to a clean house with 15 unexposed pigs (In-contact group). Another 15 unexposed pigs were added to …
A New Advisory Tool To Help Practitioners Reduce Antibiotic Consumption In Pig Herds, Hanne Bak
A New Advisory Tool To Help Practitioners Reduce Antibiotic Consumption In Pig Herds, Hanne Bak
International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
The present paper descibes an advisory tool, Farm Facts, developed to assist veterinarians to reduce the consumption of antibiotics in pig herds. Farm Facts is a spreadsheet in three parts: The first part identifying the source of the main consumption in a herd, the second part giving a template for an action plan setting up a threshold for success, and the third part providing tables and graphs for follow-up according to the threshold after implementation of the action plan.
A Retrospective Analysis Of Salmonella Isolation Trends From Pigs In Great Britain Since 1994, With Special Reference To Monophasic S. Typhimurium And Antimicrobial Resistance Trends , Doris Mueller-Doblies, K. Speed, R. H. Davies
A Retrospective Analysis Of Salmonella Isolation Trends From Pigs In Great Britain Since 1994, With Special Reference To Monophasic S. Typhimurium And Antimicrobial Resistance Trends , Doris Mueller-Doblies, K. Speed, R. H. Davies
International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
The numbers of Salmonella reports from pigs in Great Britain have reduced considerably since the mid- 1990s, when up to 384 positive epidemiological group reports (incidents) per year were recorded, and numbers have been relatively stable since 2003 with less than 200 incidents reported per year. S. Typhimurium has been the most common serovar throughout the study period (between 58 and 75% of incidents). S. Derby, which was the second most common serovar for many years, has shown a downward trend since 2007, accounting only for 5% of incidents in 2009. At the same time, monophasic strains of S. Typhimurium …
Variety Of Clostridium Difficile Pcr Ribotypes In Pigs Arriving At The Slaughterhouse, L. J. A. Lipman, N. E. M. Hopman, D. Oorburg, I. Sanders, E. J. Kuijper
Variety Of Clostridium Difficile Pcr Ribotypes In Pigs Arriving At The Slaughterhouse, L. J. A. Lipman, N. E. M. Hopman, D. Oorburg, I. Sanders, E. J. Kuijper
International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Food products of animal origin might play a role in interspecies transmission of C. difficile. In pigs, Clostridium difficile can cause neonatal enteritis and can be isolated from faeces from both diseased and healthy animals. To determine the prevalence of C. difficile in Dutch pigs arriving at the slaughterhouse a pilot study was conducted at one slaughterhouse in the Netherlands. Rectal faecal samples were taken from fifty slaughtering pigs from ten farms just after the pigs were sedated. These samples were examined using a real time PCR (BD GeneOhmTM Cdiff Assay), in combination with culturing after enrichment. Using real time …