title: Research note: the effect of organic acids on Salmonella contamination originating from mouse fecal pellets.
abstract: Laboratory mice were inoculated with a nalidixic acid and novobiocin-resistant strain of Salmonella typhimurium. Contaminated fecal pellets were harvested 2 days postinoculation. Each half of a fecal pellet was found to contain equal numbers of Salmonella on a per weight basis. When separate halves were placed into a poultry feed, either treated or untreated, with an organic acid mixture (SAL CURB), the treatment was able to significantly (P < .001) reduce Salmonella contamination of the feed by almost two log orders per gram when compared with the untreated control.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Department, Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa 50301.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rolow
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019342:Acetic Acid; D000821:Animal Feed / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002645:Chickens; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D051379:Mice; D011422:Propionates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects*; D013011:Sorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D001565:Benzoates; D004202:Disinfectants; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011422:Propionates; C083989:Sal Curb; D019342:Acetic Acid; D013011:Sorbic Acid