Pat's Note: Very recently Denmark publicly linked MRSA in pigs to the
disease in people and took action to protect their hospitals.

They now seem to be well on the way towards dealing with the causes.

" More intensive control of veterinarians. "

The Danes now own much of Britain's pig capacity. They know what went
wrong here and are taking action to get their vets under tight
control.

Didn't take them nine years.

http://fd.fvm.dk/Nyheder.aspx?ID=16445&M=News&NewsID=5220


Denmark wants better animal welfare
 
The Danish government has just reached a political agreement with the
Danish People’s Party and the Social-Liberals for improving the
welfare of animals in herds and during transport 
 
The agreement’s objective is a considerable increase in welfare for
Danish livestock in herds and during transport, as well as a
strengthened veterinary preparedness, so cases of diseases and
infections among livestock can be quickly and effectively dealt with.
 
The agreement covers: 
• Obligatory health advisory agreements for larger cattle and pig
herds. 
• A new control concept based on risks and needs. 
• More intensive control of veterinarians. 
• Improved control of animal transports. 
• An intensified control of inspections of sows for shoulder wounds. 
• Strengthening of legal skills in the food regions’ administrations. 
• A strengthening and merger of the two ministerial teams that are
deployed to control animal welfare and the use of medicine in herds.
 
The agreement is expected to ensure robust preventative measures for
animal welfare and livestock diseases. The agreement also covers an
effective and targeted effort towards livestock producers who lack the
will or ability to maintain a high level of animal welfare and animal
health.
 
The veterinary area also receives an additional 90 million kroner over
the coming four years through the agreement. Compared with the present
grant, this is an economic improvement of 15 to 20 per cent a year
over the four years.
 
Contact to Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Eva Kjer
Hansen:

-- 
Regards
Pat Gardiner
Release the results of testing British pigs for MRSA and C.Diff now!
www.go-self-sufficient.com  and http://animal-epidemics.blogspot.com/

In article , Pat Gardiner 
 writes
>Pat's Note: Very recently Denmark publicly linked MRSA in pigs to the
>disease in people and took action to protect their hospitals.
>
>They now seem to be well on the way towards dealing with the causes.
>
>" More intensive control of veterinarians. "
>
A great deal more money for veterinarians
>
>The veterinary area also receives an additional 90 million kroner over
>the coming four years through the agreement. Compared with the present
>grant, this is an economic improvement of 15 to 20 per cent a year
>over the four years.
>
So approximately doubling the grant over 4 years. Clearly another 
government, like the British one, which values its vets.

Roughly 9 kroner to the pound.

-- 
Malcolm

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:31:54 +0100, Malcolm
 wrote:

>
>In article , Pat Gardiner 
> writes
>>Pat's Note: Very recently Denmark publicly linked MRSA in pigs to the
>>disease in people and took action to protect their hospitals.
>>
>>They now seem to be well on the way towards dealing with the causes.
>>
>>" More intensive control of veterinarians. "
>>
>A great deal more money for veterinarians
>>
>>The veterinary area also receives an additional 90 million kroner over
>>the coming four years through the agreement. Compared with the present
>>grant, this is an economic improvement of 15 to 20 per cent a year
>>over the four years.
>>
>So approximately doubling the grant over 4 years. Clearly another 
>government, like the British one, which values its vets.
>
>Roughly 9 kroner to the pound.

Supervising vets costs money.

Letting them run wild costs human lives.

-- 
Regards
Pat Gardiner
Release the results of testing British pigs for MRSA and C.Diff now!
www.go-self-sufficient.com  and http://animal-epidemics.blogspot.com/

In article , Pat Gardiner 
 writes
>On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:31:54 +0100, Malcolm
> wrote:
>>In article , Pat Gardiner
>> writes
>>>Pat's Note: Very recently Denmark publicly linked MRSA in pigs to the
>>>disease in people and took action to protect their hospitals.
>>>
>>>They now seem to be well on the way towards dealing with the causes.
>>>
>>>" More intensive control of veterinarians. "
>>>
>>A great deal more money for veterinarians
>>>
>>>The veterinary area also receives an additional 90 million kroner over
>>>the coming four years through the agreement. Compared with the present
>>>grant, this is an economic improvement of 15 to 20 per cent a year
>>>over the four years.
>>>
>>So approximately doubling the grant over 4 years. Clearly another
>>government, like the British one, which values its vets.
>>
>>Roughly 9 kroner to the pound.
>
>Supervising vets costs money.
>
The money was *to* the vets not for their "supervision".

The piece has lost something in translation. If you look at the original 
Danish you will see that the third bullet point says:

"En skærpelse af kontrollen med dyrlæger"

The word "med" means "by" or "with" not "of", which is "af", appearing 
earlier in the sentence. I'm sure you will agree that this completely 
changes the meaning from the English version you were relying on. A 
better translation would be:

"The intensifying of control by vets."

A very good idea, as I'm sure you will agree.

>Letting them run wild costs human lives.
>
I know of no vets running wild.

-- 
Malcolm