Effects of dietary fiber and distillers grains on fecal shedding of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in feedlot steers

Authors

  • L. G. Schneider College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
  • G. E. Erickson Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583
  • R. A. Moxley School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583
  • D. R. Smith College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163487

Keywords:

distillers grain, diet, nutrition, neutral detergent fiber, shedding, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, E. coli, feedlot steers

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine whether the presence of distillers grain (DGS) in the diet or the level of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) affects shedding of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in feedlot steers.

Cover image of the 49th Conference Proceedings: An image of a herd of Angus cattle grazing in a field at dusk. Yellow background.

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Published

2018-02-09

Issue

2016

Section

Research Summaries 3

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