Tag: Livestock safety

According to leading public health authorities, Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is not a public health concern and does not pose a food safety risk to humans. This dispels the misconception of what happens if you eat meat with foot and mouth disease, assuring consumers that commercially available meat is safe to eat.

According to agricultural extensions, concentrations of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) in sorghum above 750 parts per million (ppm) on a dry matter basis are considered very dangerous for livestock. Understanding what is the toxic limit of HCN in sorghum is crucial for livestock producers to prevent fatal poisoning, a risk associated with feeding certain sorghum varieties.

According to research, unprocessed sorghum flour has a near-neutral pH of 6.48, making the grain itself not strongly acidic. However, the real concern regarding sorghum and acid centers around prussic acid, a toxin that can form in the forage under stress conditions and endanger livestock.