High moisture tempering of corn before flaking: effects on bacterial contamination from houseflies and fecal shedding in finishing cattle

Authors

A.B. Broce
C.M. Gordon
J.J. Sindt
Brandon E. Depenbusch
James S. Drouillard
Randall K. Phebus

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 2003; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 03-272-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 908; Beef; Corn; Flaking; Houseflies; Fecal matter; Finishing cattle; Coliforms

Abstract

Tempered and non-tempered steam-flaked corn samples along with total mixed rations containing either tempered or non-tempered steam-flaked corn were exposed to flies and the environment for 21 hours. Exposure to flies and the environment increased (P0.05) alter microbial counts of total mixed rations regardless of tempering (Table 1). Generic E. coli coliforms were greater in total mixed rations when the corn was tempered, both before and after exposure to flies and the environment (P0.05), but acid-resistant (pH 2) non-E. coli and total fecal coliforms (Table 2) were lower in feces of cattle fed the tempered grain than those fed non-tempered grain.

Recommended Citation

Broce, A.B.; Gordon, C.M.; Sindt, J.J.; Depenbusch, Brandon E.; Drouillard, James S.; and Phebus, Randall K. (2003) "High moisture tempering of corn before flaking: effects on bacterial contamination from houseflies and fecal shedding in finishing cattle," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1674