About 2,400 pigs in Germany are o be culled after it was discovered they had been fed with contaminated feed. The feed contained chloramphenicol a banned antibiotic. The contamination in pigs was discovered last week when chloramphenicol residues were found in pig urine. Twenty-six pig farms were temporarily closed as a result.
Analysis showed that some of the farms tested negative, in others the chloramphenicol was present in the feed but not in the pigs. The meat of about 2,400 pigs was found to be contaminated and hence this cannot be brought to market. These animals will have to be culled. One of the other farms, with about 1,300 finisher pigs, is still under further investigation. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.
Analysis showed that some of the farms tested negative, in others the chloramphenicol was present in the feed but not in the pigs. The meat of about 2,400 pigs was found to be contaminated and hence this cannot be brought to market. These animals will have to be culled. One of the other farms, with about 1,300 finisher pigs, is still under further investigation. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.
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