The Colorado State Fair Board on Wednesday will consider the case of two goatsone being the grand champion — that were disqualified from this year’s Junior Livestock Sale for testing positive for a banned feed additive.
“There may be some mitigating circumstances, but there is no way to rescind the positive test,” said fair manager Chris Wiseman on Thursday. “But there are some issues of fairness.”
Members of the same family showed the animals and contend there had been tampering with the goats’ food. Wiseman said the goats were treated by the state-fair veterinarian for upset stomachs.
Meanwhile, a hog that had been disqualified during the fair because of an ownership dispute has tested positive for an anti-inflammatory drug used in horses but banned in meat animals.
The drug flunixin was discovered in the hog, which was reserve grand champion in the sale prior to the disqualification, after which it was slaughtered as required by fair rules. The meat was destroyed because the drug might cause kidney and intestinal damage in humans who eat it.
Ann Schrader, The Denver Post
