E. Coli - It's What's for Dinner!

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Study:

Half of cattle may have E. coli

WASHINGTON - Up to half the cattle in the nation's feedlots - far more than

previously thought - are infected with deadly bacteria, the government said

Tuesday. Researchers using new testing methods found E. coli O157:H7 …

 

Comment:

This is a particular strain of E. coli, most forms are beneficial to the

living entities.

 

Study:

… present in rates varying from 1% in the winter months to as much as 50% in

the summer. Previously, government scientists had thought the infection rate

to be no more than about 5%. Cattle are exposed to the bacteria from manure in

feedlots.

 

Comment:

When manure is highly concentrated over an extended period of time there are a

number of effects;

1. The soil becomes unbalanced in nutrients and any effluent coming from

such

land is also unbalanced.

2. Certain organisms find such a situation a boon, their population grows

completely beyond their food supply and toxins from their bodies further

pollute the ecosystem.

3. The cows are forced to lie in this contaminated soil and the various

organisms find refuge in their skin and hair. This leads to further ailments

with skin, muscle and hair being most prone to infectious agents.

 

Study:

The study concludes that chances of E. coli getting into ground beef could be

reduced by testing cattle hides and carcasses before the meat is processed.

Testing now is done after the beef is ground.

 

Comment:

Of course we know if they did not keep all these animals in lots like this and

did not slaughter them so many things would change for the better.

 

Ys, Rohita dasa