E COLI VACCINE – US/CANADA
October 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
A US-Canada team trying to lower the incidences of E-Coli outbreaks and meat recalls through animal inoculation has reporting some positive results. University of Nebraska researchers claim there has been an average of 59 per cent reduction in E. coli O157:H7 in the manure of vaccinated cattle in tests during the summers of 2002 and 2003. "This is an important development for all participants in the food supply chain," said Graeme McRae, president and CEO of the university's partner Bioniche Life Sciences. The Ontario-based company says ...
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