Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Aliza" <realfood@wonderfulfarm.com>]

Actually - it doesnt matter if it is starlings or hogs.  The fact remains 
that it is the feedlot cows that are the vector because only the acid rumen 
can support H-157 ecoli.  If the cows are grazing and having a low/no grain 
diet there will be no h--157 for the starlings and hogs to spread and for 
the hospital folks to misdiagnose and give the damaging antibiotics.

Aliza


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "elderberryjam" <elderberryjam@zippytech.com>
To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] E. Coli contamination and industrial 
farming(Don Bowen)


> OSU has been doing a study on the spread of infectious e-coli via European
> starlings. They show up during feeding time for cows, and also eat the
> undigested feed from cow manure. The same strains of e-coli have been 
> found
> in their digestive tracts. I would be interested to know if starlings are
> present out west, and if they are studied as possible vectors there. It
> would make a whole lot more sense than feral hogs.
>
> http://comdev.osu.edu/~news/story.php?id=4295
>
> Gwen
>
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