Guest guest Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Escherichia coli, although considered normal flora for many mammals including humans, has many strains. Strain E. coli 0157:H7 is associated with human illness and death as a foodborne illness. A study by Cornell University [which?] has determined that grass-fed animals have far fewer E. coli (approx. 300 times less) than their grain fed counterparts . Also in the same study, the amount of E. coli they do have is much less likely to survive our first line defense against infection, stomach acid. This is because feeding cattle grain makes their digestive tract abnormally acid, and over time, the 'bad E. coli' has become acid-resistant[citation needed]. So if we ingest them in our food a large number of them can potentially survive our stomach acid and go on to grow in our gut, causing an infection. [5] Since the Cornell study in 1998 many groups[which?] have contested the results. A study by the USDA Meat and Animal Research Center in Lincoln Nebraska(2000) has confirmed the Cornell research. Love, The Oklahoma Tomcat http://joneshomestead.tripod.com/My blog: http://thelifeofanoklhahomatomcat.blogspot.com/My : jonesfamilyhomestead/-----------I believe - That we don't have to change friends if we understand thatfriends change. Attachment: vcard [not shown] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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