Pigs fed yogurt may have lower salmonella levels.
AMES, Iowa - Feeding pigs a yogurt-like concoction may help lower salmonella levels in the animals before they leave the farm for the packing plant. That and other alternatives to swine antibiotics will be explored by Iowa State University researchers with a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture."We hope to show that antibiotic alternatives administered shortly before slaughter can reduce salmonella levels," said Hank Harris, ISU microbiologist. "The timing is important because many scientists believe the risk for contamination increases during the periods when pigs are transported and held at the packing plant."
11 October 2000
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