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Production of medicated bedding straw: challenges and perspectives
Date Issued
2011-08
Date Available
2014-12-19T10:26:25Z
Abstract
Previous bacteriological findings have reported that animal disease outbreaks are
associated with the quality of the animal environment. Animal bedding straw is a good source of bacteria and fungi, typically contaminated with (mycelia) yeasts and filamentous fungi species such as Aspergillus, Fusarium, Alternaria, Cladosporium, Epicoccum, Penicillium, Verticillium and Enterobacteria. The objective of this work was to assess the efficacy of different technologies on the production of medicated bedding straw. Four critical control points of an industrial straw disinfection processing line were identified. The levels of fungi and bacteria present in the straw during an industrially applied mechanical – chemical process were quantified. The plate counting revealed that propionic acid and formaldehyde chemicals reduced the microbial levels from the raw material and that they were more efficient on moulds than on bacteria. The potential use of ozone gas as an alternative greener technology to the current liquid chemical treatments was also evaluated. Trials conducted on ozone treatments (flow rates: 0.031, 0.125, 0.5 L/min, concentrations: 36, 99, 150 μg/mL, treatment time: 0, 5, 15, 30 mins, and residual times of 0 to 18 hrs) indicated that ozone successfully reduces the microbial counts and the fungi levels by more than 1.5 logs (cfu/g).
Sponsorship
Enterprise Ireland
Other Sponsorship
Straw Chip Ltd.
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Publisher
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Conference Details
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 7-10 August, 2011
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