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Thought a few chile-heads might find this interesting



HOT PEPPER MAY KEEP POULTRY MEAT SAFE 
     A study suggests adding capsaicin, the spicy component of peppers, to 
the diet of broiler chicks may increase their resistance to Salmonella. 
Audrey McElroy, assistant professor of poultry science at Virginia Tech, and 
her team wanted to find out whether a diet that included hot peppers might 
protect commercial poultry from intestinal disease. They divided 1,530 chicks 
into three groups. One was fed a standard corn and soybean diet. The second 
had five parts per million of pure capsaicin added to the feed, and the 
third, 20 parts per million. The chicks on hot diets were found to be more 
resistant to the Salmonella enteritidis bacteria. The researchers are looking 
into exactly why. The pepper diet could have a side benefit as well. While 
the poultry seem to have no objection to the spicy taste, rodents have an 
aversion it. "Feeding poultry feed to which capsaicin has been added could be 
very beneficial in poultry houses," McElroys said. "Rodents love to get into 
poultry house, where they eat the feed, destroy buildings, and spread 
Salmonella and other diseases. If the food is unappetizing to them, it might 
keep them away."

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