Feeding Distillers Grains and E. coli O157:H7

Authors

Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
David R. Smith, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Rodney A. Moxley, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in 2009 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report (Lincoln, NE: December, 2008). Copyright © 2008 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

The diet of feedlot cattle may affect the bacterial population in the hindgut, includingE. coli O157:H7. Some research studies have shown a relationship between feeding of distillers grains and E. coli O157:H7 shedding. However, other studies do not show the same relationship. Our evaluation of research indicates feeding distillers grains is not related to 2007 ground beef recalls. Furthermore, interventions such as vaccination are more important than identifying various feedstuffs that may influence shedding.