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