Agribition 2010 What happened to the Charolais Cow???

[snowbunny]

Has anyone heard the outcome of what happened? It has been a week now - the Post should have been done and the results should be available...
I think all exhibitors have the right to know what happened to that cow - if it wasn't human error that caused her to die, was it a virus that we should be concerned we took home with us?? Just saying...

 

[SeannyT]

I would refer to the thread already running called Exciting Times at Agribition by Mark H, all you need to know is there I think.

 

[snowbunny]

[The exhibitors of a Charolais cow that died at Canadian Western Agribition last November have been banned for the next three shows.

Tim Bullick, Tyler Bullick and Prairie Cove Charolais of Bowden, Alta., were notified of the show's decision in late December and have 60 days to appeal.

Chief executive officer Jason Pollock said a disciplinary committee relied on eye-witness accounts to determine what measures would be imposed.

The two-year-old cow was in distress while in the show ring and died shortly after exiting .

An autopsy could not conclusively provide a cause of death, but there were allegations that the cow had been administered a fluid, possibly soda pop, to make it appear fuller.

The Bullicks did not return telephone calls.  (Western Producer SK)

 

[snowbunny]

REGINA — An Alberta exhibitor has been barred from participating in the Canadian Western Agribition for three years after an incident at the 2010 show.
Agribition chief executive Jason Pollock said the decision, made by an internal disciplinary committee, hinged on an exhibitor's decision to show an animal that appeared to be in distress. The Charolais cow later died.
"If there's any question or doubt that acceptable standards of safety and animal welfare have not been met, we reserve the right to ban any person or persons who fail to conform with that. This decision was based on eyewitness accounts and letters of complaint received regarding the health and visible distress of the animal prior to the exhibitor's decision to take her into the show ring," Pollock said.
"The reason for that distress we have no idea, but the fact of the matter is that the animal was in distress and she shouldn't have been in the show ring. She should have been in the care of a veterinarian at that point."
Prairie Cove Charolais, which is named in the suspension, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The suspension covers the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Agribition shows and future participation will be on a probationary basis, Pollock said. It's the most severe disciplinary action Agribition has taken against an exhibitor.
The autopsy ruled out the possibility of an animal health issue that could have been contagious to other animals.
But there was no definitive conclusion on the cause of death, Pollock said.
Following the incident in late November there were allegations in the media that someone had pumped the cow with soda pop to make it appear rounder.
Agribition has no evidence to prove or disprove such a theory, Pollock noted.
But such a practice would not be considered permissible, he said.
The Canadian Charolais Association is looking at its own show guidelines in the wake of the incident and the speculation around what may have transpired, general manager Neil Gillies said in an interview earlier this month. The guidelines don't specifically mention anything about administering a fluid, he said.
"I've been around the game a long time and I haven't seen it being done, but I'm certainly not saying it hasn't been," Gillies said.
"Basically we're going to try and update our show guidelines to try and cover off some of the things that may occur," he said.


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