Florida: Death toll at 6, more expected from growth-promoting antibiotic-laced feed mistakenly fed to horses (again)

[Emily]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/1...-18-horses-that-ate-contaminated-feed-4-have/

Ava Exelbirt brushes one of the remaining horses at Masterpiece Equestrian Center in Davie, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 16 2014. There's nothing that can be done to save 18 poisoned horses at the equestrian center, so their young riders are holding "spa days" to brush their manes and tails, paint their hooves, feed them hay and pet their noses to keep the animals comfortable in their last days. Four horses at Masterpiece Equestrian Center have died since October because of contaminated feed, and the owners of the rest are struggling to accept the approaching deaths of the others. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) (The Associated Press)
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A batch of feed tainted by additives safe for other livestock but toxic to horses arrived at the center in September. All 22 horses there ate the feed for a month before anyone realized something was wrong....

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-horses-dying-davie-20141215-story.html

... Days later, testing of the feed, conducted at the horse owners' request, came back positive for monensin, a powerful medication used in poultry and cattle feeds. Monensin is too strong for horses, and there is no antidote.
The rest of the horses became terribly ill. Owners were told by veterinarians to provide "comfort care."
But officials at the farm said it's been horrible watching the animals deteriorate.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/...deaths-caused-by-tainted-feed--287011311.html

2013: Feed toxin paralyzes and kills racing horses in Jamaica - antibiotic growth stimulator intended for chickens suspected - FluTrackers

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...th-stimulator-intended-for-chickens-suspected

2007: Saudi Camels dying - FluTrackers

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum...oncern-excludes-h5n1/24913-saudi-camels-dying