Multi-resistant bacteria represent a major problem not only in hospitals but also in animal husbandry. A study of the University Bonn describes how a farmer successfully eliminated these pathogens entirely from his pig stable. However, the radical hygiene measures taken in this case can only be appliedin individual cases. Nevertheless, the work has yielded a number of recommendations -- not only for farms but also for hospitals. The study appeared in theJournalof Applied and Environmental Microbiology.