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In reply to the discussion: Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs [View all]Sunlei
(22,651 posts)horse slaughter trucks pick up at americas horse auctions at every sale. Lot of Americas pet horses are stolen and never seen again. Back about a decade ago a Dutch meat corp. owner exclaimed, "From stable to table in 7 days or less"
After 3 or 4 days of constant stress, short or no feed and water, even the nicest horse looks ragged and poorly treated.
Drugs prohibited for use in horses intended for human consumption. Common meds I have used on my horses.
Ingredient Name: phenylbutazone
Trade Names: Phenylzone (Schering), Bute Tabs (Vedco), Phenylbute (Phoenix Pharmaceutical)
Phenylbutazone (commonly referred to as "bute" is currently approved only for oral and injectable use in dogs and horses. Use in horses is limited to use in horses not intended for food. There are currently no approved uses of phenylbutazone in food-producing animals.
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/03-4741.htm
Ingredient Name: acepromazine maleate
Trade Name: PromAce (Fort Dodge)
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinary/Products/ApprovedAnimalDrugProducts/FOIADrugSummaries/ucm061778.pdf
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=015-030
Ingredient Name: boldenone undecylenate
Trade Name: Equipoise (Fort Dodge)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=034-705
Ingredient Name: omeprazole
Trade Name: GastroGard
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=141-123
Ingredient Name: ketoprofen
Trade Name: Ketofen (Fort Dodge)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=140-269
Ingredient Name: ivermectin
Trade Names: EQVALAN (Merial), Zimecterin (Merial), Equell (Pfizer), IverCare (Farnam)
EQVALAN: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=134-314
Zimecterin: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=134-314
Ingredient Name: xylazine HCl
Trade Names: Anased (Lloyd), Sedazine (Fort Dodge), Xyla-Ject (Phoenix Pharmaceutical)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=140-442
Ingredient Name: hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate)
Trade Names: Hyalovet (Fort Dodge), Hylartin V (Pharmacia & Upjohn), Legend (Bayer Animal Health)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=140-806
Ingredient Name: pyrantel tartrate
Trade Name: Strongid C and Banminth (Pfizer), Purina® Horse & Colt Wormer (Virbac AH, Inc.)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=042-888
Ingredient Name: nitrofurazone
Trade Names: NFZ Puffer (Hess & Clark, Inc.), Fura Ointment (Farnam Companies, Inc.)
NFZ Puffer: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=011-154
Fura Ointment: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=100-854
Ingredient Name: polysulfated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG)
Trade Name: Adequan (Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=140-901
Ingredient Name: clenbuterol HCl
Trade Names: Ventipulmin® Syrup (Boehringer Ingelheim)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=140-973
Ingredient Name: tolazoline HCl
Trade Name: Tolazine (Lloyd, Inc.)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=140-994
Ingredient Name: moxidectin
Trade Name: Quest® 2% Equine Oral Gel and Quest® Gel (Fort Dodge)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=141-087
Ingredient Name: ponazuril
Trade Name: Marquis Antiprotozoal Oral Paste (Bayer Animal Health)
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=141-188