date:Dec 31, 2013
hwest, confirmed that his company was using a Zilmax feed regimen this summer. About 40 of Beef Northwest's animals developed lameness after arriving at a packing plant in two incidents in July and August of this year, he said. Wilson declined to identify the slaughterhouse and would not confirm the animals were destroyed.
Wilson said Beef Northwest had never faced lameness problems with its Zilmax-fed animals before this summer. While Beef Northwest was dispensing Zilmax, Wilson said, the comp