No Excuse for Texas Major Show Silence
Jeff The kids showing their calves at your show have a right to know what they are allowed to feed.
They WANT to follow your rules.
When the kind of stories, I assume many of them false, about what you guys plan to do get out, you do have a responsibility to correct the false information. If you don’t, your silence simply feeds the validity of false rumors.
You guys know the rumors and fears are out there, just ask your official vet that you keep pawning all of the questions off on.
If you think that your current rules are sufficient to explain your stance on feed additives like Zilmax to the people feeding calves for your show, you are wrong.
If you are going to stick to a zero tolerance policy on Zilmax in the urine, you have an absolute obligation to be able to tell your exhibitors whether a seven day (double the official withdrawal time) withdrawal will result in a positive test.
If you cannot do that, you have absolutely no business enforcing a zero tolerance rule.
These are well meaning kids that are trying to feed their calves to be competitive in your show.
They don’t deserve to be kept in the dark because you are playing a game of “CYA” with lawyers.