Effect of feeding strategy on Salmonella in Danish sows and weaners

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of feeding strategy on Salmonella prevalence in sows and weaners. The owners of 228 sow herds were interviewed about their feeding strategy with regard to 1) use of home mixed meal feed contra pelleted feed, 2) heat-treated protein contra non-heat-treated protein (soy protein), 3) contents of high-fibre grain types (barley, oat and sugar beet pellets) contra wheat, 4) use of organic acids in feed or drinking water, and 5) liquid/fermented feed contra dry feed. The answers were compared with the bacteriological and serological Salmonella data from each herd. No statistical significant effects were found of feeding strategy on Salmonella in these groups. Other factors like housing, management, cleaning and disinfection were not included in this study, and therefore their effect cannot be excluded

En moralfilosofisk undersøgelse af sporten

Abstract: Sport er frugtbar jord for moralsk karakterdannelse. Den idé er lige så gammel som sporten selv. Og åbenlyst til gavn for sportens image… Men er den sand? Den empiriske forskning på området peger på det modsatte: Sport opfordrer til selviskhed – ikke moral. Konfronteret med den slags empiri lyder forsvaret at det bare er en ’måling’ af den forventelige korrumperende indflydelse fra medier, kommercielle interesser osv. Faktorer som ødelægger sporten udefra. Sporten selv, bygger på fairness og er ret beset et samarbejde mod et fælles mål - nemlig intense oplevelser og dygtighed, lyder påstanden. I denne artikel forsøger jeg at udvikle en sportsetisk teori som åbner for en ny forståelse af forholdet mellem sport og moral

Cross-sectional study of antibodies against Salmonella in Danish sows

The study examined the level of Salmonella antibodies in Danish sows comparing breeding and multiplying (B&M) herds with production herds. From B&M herds, blood samples were taken from sows in the herds, and from production herds, blood samples were taken at a slaughterhouse

Behind the Badge

You’re driving down the street, and flashing red and blue lights appear in your rear view mirror. Time to get pulled over, or as the police call it a “traffic stop.” You were probably speeding or forgot to put your headlights on. Thank your personal deity that you haven\u27t had a drink. You sink in your seat—the night just went from great to horrible

Salmonella serology compared to body weight for finishers and sows

The relation between live body weight and Salmonella OD% for meat juice samples was investigated for finishers. The result was a seagull shaped curve indicating that the risk of being seropositive declines with increasing body weight from 60 to approximately 100 kilos and then rises again