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Good Afternoon List Friends,
This is a link to the Research Results page of the Canada/Alberta Beef
Industry Development Fund. It covers the final report of the research
project titled:
"CABIDF-45
Prevention of enteric pathogens in beef
http://www.albertabeef.org/CABIDF/03reports/45gillF.html
To quote the lead paragraph:
"The research findings lead Dr. Colin Gill, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher in Lacombe, Alta., to believe
that redesigned carcass breaking equipment could significantly reduce the levels of E. coli contamination, and therefore result
in safer beef."
A key conclusion from the article:
"....most of the coliforms and E. coli recovered from the cuts were not present on carcass sides, but that they
originated largely from the cut conveying equipment."
I learned of this report from the April 21 post from the MDirect email alert service of Meristem, an Ag information service out
of Calgary. Their statement:
MDirect distributes news releases on behalf of clients. We try our best to target only those people and groups who may find
this information useful and of interest.
Regards
Ross Gould, P.Ag. Retired
Calgary, Alberta
