BIFSCO Funded Research

Projects in the Field

• High-resolution serotype population analyses in pre-harvest cattle to reveal Salmonella transmission networks. University of Georgia. Co-funded by NCBA, a contractor to The Beef Checkoff, 2020.  
• Literature Review: Pre-Harvest management controls and intervention options for reducing Shiga Toxin Producing E. coli (STEC) shedding in cattle: an update for 2021. University of Georgia. 
• Longitudinal evaluation of Salmonella in environmental components and peripheral lymph nodes of fed cattle from weaning to finish in three distinct feeding locations. Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Co-funded by NCBA, a contractor to The Beef Checkoff, 2019.
• Impact of the feedlot environment microbiome, soil properties and weather on Salmonella survival and persistence and evaluation of mitigation strategies to remediate Salmonella in soil. Texas Tech University. Co-funded by NCBA, a contractor to The Beef Checkoff and Texas Beef Council, 2019.

Completed Projects

• Effects of product moisture and process humidity on pathogen lethality during continuous cooking of meat and poultry products. Michigan State University. Co-funded by Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education, a contractor to The Beef Checkoff, and U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, 2018. Report available upon request.
• Development and validation of dynamic predictive models for growth and toxin formation by Staphylococcus aureus in low temperature cooked products. University of Georgia. Co-funded by Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education, a contractor to The Beef Checkoff, 2018. Report available upon request.
• Validating growth models for Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum, and Bacillus cereus during cooling of uncured meat and poultry products. University of Wisconsin. Co-funded by Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education, a contractor to The Beef Checkoff, and U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, 2018. Report available upon request.