Articles by Mindy M. Brashears

Meat Science Review

Effect of direct-fed microbial on Enterococci antibiotic resistance

Studying the antibiotic resistance of Enterococcus sp. in cattle feces as impacted by dietary supplementation with Lactobacillus salivarius L28.

Andrea R. English Alejandro Echeverry Jhones O. Sarturi Tosha L. Opheim Kendra K. Nightingale Mark Miller Mindy M. Brashears

January 19, 2018

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This study was designed to determine the antibiotic resistance patterns of Enterococcus sp. isolated from feedlot cattle supplemented with a novel direct-fed microbial (DFM) Lactobacillus salivarius (L28) in replacement of tylosin in finishing diets of feedlot steers.

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Direct-fed microbials and S. enterica in bovine subiliac lymph nodes

Jessie L. Vipham Guy H. Loneragan L. M. Guillen J. Chance Brooks B. J. Johnson A. Pond N. Pond Mindy M. Brashears

October 5, 2015

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Current research has implicated bovine lymph nodes as a potential source of Salmonella contamination of ground beef.

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Don’t short-shrift cleaning programs

Studying the efficacy of detergent and quaternary ammonium sanitizer on reduction of shiga toxin-producing E. coli attached to stainless steel.

Amy R. Parks Mindy M. Brashears

July 3, 2015

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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are pathogens of concern across various food products as they have been connected to a wide variety of outbreaks and recalls.

As an addendum to our blockbuster 2019 State of the Industry Report in the October issue of The National Provisioner, this webinar will dig deeper into the trends and numbers driving the beef, pork and chicken marketplaces.