Water troughs are key to toxic Ecoli spread in cattle

A great research led with Cornell investigators uncoversfor the premier time that water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of toxic Ecoli in cattle, that could then spread the pathogen to people out of pathogenic bacteria in feces. Though cows tote & spread Ecoli 0157 |H7 while they defecate, the pathogenic bacteria don't make them sick. On generality farms, water troughs automatically refill while they get low sufficient, & farmers could adjust the water standards Extremely they refill further often. They Guessed that reducing the water standards in troughs would protect the spread of Ecoli. The research going to trigger further research on environmental sources of Ecoli spread in cattle, Ivanek said.

study Shows Water Troughs Spread Ecoli

A great research led with Cornell investigators uncoversfor the premier time that water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of toxic Ecoli in cattle, that could then spread the pathogen to people out of pathogenic bacteria in feces. Though cows tote & spread Ecoli 0157 |H7 while they defecate, the pathogenic bacteria don't make them sick. On generality farms, water troughs automatically refill while they get low sufficient, & farmers could adjust the water standards Extremely they refill further often. They Guessed that reducing the water standards in troughs would protect the spread of Ecoli. The research going to trigger further research on environmental sources of Ecoli spread in cattle, Ivanek said.

Water troughs key to toxic Ecoli spread in cattle

as informed in A Fresh research led with investigators at Cornell University found that water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of toxic Escherichia coli in cattle, that could then spread the pathogen to people out of pathogenic bacteria in feces. On generality farms, water troughs automatically refill while they get low sufficient, & farmers could adjust the water standards Extremely they refill further often. They Guessed that reducing the water standards in troughs would protect the spread of Ecoli. The research going to trigger further research on environmental sources of Ecoli spread in cattle, Ivanek said. Co-authors involved investigators from Texas A&M University, West Texas A&M University & Texas technology University.

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