Tuesday 7 February 2012

German feed contamination appears to be growing

Over the last weeks the problems with the feed contamination in Germany has grown, the total number of pigs culled for this problem is almost 12000. The pigs were known to have been fed feed that contained the antibiotic chloramphenicol, which has been forbidden in the European Union since 1994.

The contamination in pigs was discovered two weeks ago when chloramphenicol residues were found in pig urine, causing the temporary closure of pig farms. Some farms were re-opened after a while; in others, however, the antibiotic was found in the pigs’ urine too. Read more ...
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