WASHINGTON D.C.: Scientists study possible link between ethanol byproduct and E. coli - (Des Moines Register)
January 27, 2008 – 4:14 pmWashington, D.C. — A nationwide surge in beef recalls has pointed the finger at an unlikely culprit - the nation’s fuel ethanol industry.
Studies at two universities suggest that feeding cattle a byproduct of ethanol production known as distillers grains may increase levels of a deadly form of E. coli bacteria.
Concerned about those findings, U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have recently put 300 cattle on a diet of distillers grains and are testing them regularly for the bacteria. Results won’t be known until later this year.
Cattle producers and the ethanol industry both have a lot at stake in the research. The increased use of corn for ethanol has driven up the cost of grain for livestock feed. But the availability of cheaper distillers grains has offset the impact of those higher corn prices on livestock producers while providing a valuable revenue stream to ethanol plants.
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