Improving livestock feed safety and infection prevention: Removal of bacterial contaminants from hay using cold water, bubbles and ultrasound

The ingestion of contaminated hay is detrimental to livestock wellbeing. In this study, the feasibility of using an ultrasonically activated stream (UAS) to clean bacterial contamination from hay was investigated. Hay samples were stained with SYTO-9 nucleic acid stain for the in-situ visualization...

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Main Authors: Weng Yee Chong, Christian Cox, Thomas J. Secker, Charles W. Keevil, Timothy G. Leighton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
Subjects:
Hay
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S135041772031676X