date:Aug 22, 2013
entiality agreement.
Conders study looked at levels of probiotics fed to cattle in a feedlot environment and the impact on the weight gain of the animal and levels of E. coli, Salmonella and Clostridium perfringens, another pathogen. Specifically, she was trying to determine the cost-effectiveness of using a probiotic for pathogen reduction.
There are benefits to feeding cattle for 30 days prior to slaughter with direct-fed microbial (probiotic) supplementation at the low- and medium-dose leve