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Cows die after salmonella outbreak
Department of Communication and Information
Tuesday, June 04, 2013 11:48 AM
The Ministry of Environment and Planning would like to advise the public that a local farm has reported five sick cows to the Department of Environmental Protection, including two sudden deaths, over the past week.
The cows had recently been imported from overseas. Necropsies on the two dead cows confirmed abnormalities located throughout the gastro-intestinal tract. Samples taken from the animals were sent to KEMH and the Department of Health who have now both confirmed the presence of high levels of Salmonella in the samples. Salmonella is a normal inhabitant of the gut; however, stressors can upset the normal balance of gut flora leading to Salmonella overgrowth. The lack of signs in other animals on the farm suggests that the organism is not in feed or water supply. Concurrent Clostridial infection is also suspected.
All affected animals are located at one farm only. As a result of a management decision taken about a year ago, this farm houses no milking cows, only dry, non-milking animals. This farm produces no milk, and thus it is important to stress that no milk has left the farm for the purpose of human consumption during this time. Thus this outbreak of Salmonella presents no threat to the public supply of milk. Therefore there is no immediate concern for the health of the general public.
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http://www.bermudasun.bm/Content/De...s-die-after-salmonella-outbreak/-3/1297/67090
Department of Communication and Information
Tuesday, June 04, 2013 11:48 AM
The Ministry of Environment and Planning would like to advise the public that a local farm has reported five sick cows to the Department of Environmental Protection, including two sudden deaths, over the past week.
The cows had recently been imported from overseas. Necropsies on the two dead cows confirmed abnormalities located throughout the gastro-intestinal tract. Samples taken from the animals were sent to KEMH and the Department of Health who have now both confirmed the presence of high levels of Salmonella in the samples. Salmonella is a normal inhabitant of the gut; however, stressors can upset the normal balance of gut flora leading to Salmonella overgrowth. The lack of signs in other animals on the farm suggests that the organism is not in feed or water supply. Concurrent Clostridial infection is also suspected.
All affected animals are located at one farm only. As a result of a management decision taken about a year ago, this farm houses no milking cows, only dry, non-milking animals. This farm produces no milk, and thus it is important to stress that no milk has left the farm for the purpose of human consumption during this time. Thus this outbreak of Salmonella presents no threat to the public supply of milk. Therefore there is no immediate concern for the health of the general public.
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http://www.bermudasun.bm/Content/De...s-die-after-salmonella-outbreak/-3/1297/67090