Never Fed Drugs or Antibiotics*

In order to avoid the use of antibiotics, we do vaccinate our mother cows and calves. All animals that are slated for the beef program do not receive vaccinations. Sub therapeutic (daily fed low level dose) medications that are commonly used in confinement production systems and by conventional producers are not used in our pasture system. In the event of a serious health matter, we do allow for limited use of therapeutic medication to prevent suffering or death. In such cases, the animal is taken out of our retail beef program. From time to time, animals who received treatment and after more than twice the prescribed withdrawal period length of time has passed, we will sell these animals under a different label and after full disclosure to interested buyers. We feel that this exception is only practical to ensure the ethical treatment of our livestock.