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E. coli Vaccine for Cows Source of Article: http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=10013038 Posted: Mar 16, 2009 7:45 AM PDT Updated:
Mar 16, 2009 3:48 PM PDT Featured
Videos Ground breaking research at West Texas A&M University found
a new weapon against a deadly strand of E.coli. It's in the form of a vaccine and it has just been approved by
the USDA. Researchers at WT tested the E.coli vaccine in a commercial
feed lot. Results showed an 85 percent reduction in the number of cattle that
shed E.coli O517. Those cows that did show traces of the strand shed 98
percent fewer cells than those that did not receive the vaccine. "So not only did the vaccine decrease the number of cattle
shedding, it decreased the amount they shed. So there's a two-fold benefit to
this vaccine," said Dr. Guy Loneragan, who led the research at WT. Loneragan says the vaccine does not eliminate the E.coli strand
completely. It gives ranchers and producers another means to help fight the
food borne disease. The vaccine is now available for commercial use nationwide. The
price of the vaccine has not been determined, but a similar vaccine in Canada
runs about $7 U.S. per cow. |
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