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  • From: <mdnagel@verizon.net>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] E. Coli contamination and industrial farming(Don Bowen
  • Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 00:19:29 -0500 (CDT)

If I recall correctly, it was in Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma in
which he stated that
E. Coli contamination in beef could be reduced something like 80% if the beef
were finished in grass (pasture) for at least one week prior to slaughter. I
suspect that much of the remaining 20% could be further reduced through
better slaughter practices (not the industrial methods).


-Mark Nagel
Everett, WA


From: 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






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