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Application Of Encapsulated Lactic Acid To Control The Growth And Multiplication Of Salmonella Enterica In Raw Meat-Based Diets For Dogs, Samuel Kiprotich, Eric Altom, Robert Mason, Charles G. Aldrich

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Antimicrobial interventions currently being applied to control foodborne pathogens in raw meat-based diets (RMBDs) for dogs are rare and costly, and yet their demand keeps rising. The objective of this study was to determine the antimicrobial efficacy of encapsulated lactic acid challenged againstSalmonella entericainoculated in model RMBD. Nutritionally complete model RMBDs were prepared with three levels of encapsulated lactic acid (1.0%, 2.0%, and 3.0%) and formed into approximately 100 g patties. Each treatment was replicated twice, and dilutions were plated in duplicate during microbial analysis. The negative control (NC) and positive control (PC) did not contain any lactic …