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Lost hooves, dead cattle before Merck halted Zilmax sales
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<blockquote data-quote="Tim/South" data-source="post: 1085955" data-attributes="member: 17986"><p>Checks and balances are fine. No one will ever question their need to exist. The checks just need to be fair and open minded. The article linked is very biased and slanted.</p><p></p><p>How many of our children have received this kind of money?</p><p>Then:</p><p></p><p>The U.S. slaughters over 600,000 head per week. Until this past fall, most of these had been fed Zilmax. Of the millions processed each year, less than 50 per year were put down with health issues. With those stats we need to be feeding more Zilmax.</p><p>Lastly:</p><p> </p><p>Exposed rebar is to help with traction on slick concrete. Walk cattle on it long and you are going to have toe issues. Maybe the rebar was treated with Zilmax poop?</p><p>I am not for Zilmax or any other growth hormone. That is just the old time conservative in me.</p><p>What bothers me more is that profit margins are so close that feedlots are forced to go with the latest feed technology to remain in business. The article stated a large number of feed lots going under. Why is that?</p><p>The processors and retail business are going to make a profit. The feed lot has to fight to remain open.</p><p>Pull the cattle off feed. Graze them to slaughter weight. Charge the consumer $10 a pound for meat.</p><p>Then we all go out of business.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tim/South, post: 1085955, member: 17986"] Checks and balances are fine. No one will ever question their need to exist. The checks just need to be fair and open minded. The article linked is very biased and slanted. How many of our children have received this kind of money? Then: The U.S. slaughters over 600,000 head per week. Until this past fall, most of these had been fed Zilmax. Of the millions processed each year, less than 50 per year were put down with health issues. With those stats we need to be feeding more Zilmax. Lastly: Exposed rebar is to help with traction on slick concrete. Walk cattle on it long and you are going to have toe issues. Maybe the rebar was treated with Zilmax poop? I am not for Zilmax or any other growth hormone. That is just the old time conservative in me. What bothers me more is that profit margins are so close that feedlots are forced to go with the latest feed technology to remain in business. The article stated a large number of feed lots going under. Why is that? The processors and retail business are going to make a profit. The feed lot has to fight to remain open. Pull the cattle off feed. Graze them to slaughter weight. Charge the consumer $10 a pound for meat. Then we all go out of business. [/QUOTE]
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