date:Dec 31, 2013
review of reports submitted by Merck and others to the FDA shows at least 285 cattle have died unexpectedly or been destroyed in the United States after being fed Zilmax since the drug was introduced in 2007. The FDA reports specify the ailments that led to the unexpected deaths, but do not consistently state whether the animals expired on their own or were euthanized.
According to the reports, reviewed by Reuters through a Freedom of Information Act request, at least 75 animals lost hooves and