Invaluable discussions at delegates forum
AFTER a two-and-a-half-year hiatus from face-to-face meetings due to COVID 19, the Australian Pork Limited team were finally able to meet with the board, delegates and state pork groups on the Gold Coast this month for the first delegates forum of 2022. The forum was well attended, with 31 of 32 delegates or their nominated […]
Superbug zoonotic transmission possible from pigs to humans
A STUDY investigating samples of the superbug clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, providing evidence that animal to human – zoonotic – transmission is possible. The study – by Dr Semeh Bejaoui and colleagues from the University of Copenhagen and Statens […]
Coles and Aussie farmers unite to fight MND
ORDER of Australia recipient, FightMND patron and co-founder Neale Daniher is calling on people in every corner of Australia to ‘beanie on, play on’ as part of the launch of FightMND’s annual fundraiser, the Big Freeze 8. Mr Daniher – who himself is fighting motor neurone disease – was joined by his family at the […]