AMI, NCBA team up on research. (Food Safety).* The AMI Foundation and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association National Cattlemen's Beef Association or NCBA, an advocacy group for beef producers in the United States, reports that it works "to increase profit opportunities for cattle and beef producers by enhancing the business climate and building consumer demand. are working together on a follow-up research study to learn more about ways to reduce the incidence of E. coli O157:H7. The original study, conducted at Texas Tech University, revealed that feeding cattle a diet of Lactobacillus acidophilus, the bacteria commonly used to make yogurt, reduced the incidence of E. coli by 50 percent. The follow-up study, titled "Reduction of E. coli O157:H7 in Beef Feedlot feedlot a management system in which naturally grazing animals are confined to a small area which produces no feed and are fed on stored feeds. See also dry lot. backgrounding feedlot Cattle Using Varying Doses of Direct-Fed Microbial," will evaluate the effects of three different doses of the Lactobacillus acidophilus strain NPC 1. (complexity) NPC - NP-complete. 2. (architecture) NPC - Next Program Counter. 747 in the feces and on the hides of cattle throughout the feeding period. The American Meat Institute The American Meat Institute is an organization composed primarily of US meat producers. It was founded in 1906 and is today located in Washington, DC. AMI provides assistance and representation for member organizations. voted to provide funding for half of the project's expenses. The beef checkoff A system whereby an employer regularly deducts a portion of an employee's wages to pay union dues or initiation fees. The checkoff system is very attractive to a union since the collection of dues can be costly and time-consuming. will fund the other half. "This research project marks a milestone in industry collaboration on research to find a solution to ongoing challenges in eliminating E. coli O157:H7," says AMI Foundation President Jim Hodges. "We hope this leads to additional collaboration on promising new technologies." Researchers from Texas Tech University and West Texas A&M University will conduct the study. |
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