I vaguely recall that besides the pesticide poisoning, the bovines in Q also
suffered a deficiency in their diet. Copper, for example? Wish I knew
where to start looking for the story I remember.
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From: Heron Breen <>
To: nafex@
Subject: [NAFEX] Snake Oil
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:11:49 -0500
Regarding Phosmet (Imidan), apparently some years back in England there was
an
outbreak of, I believe, Bot-fly, obviously imported, severely infesting the
skin of
cows (and maybe other livestock, but the article I read was based on a cow
study).
Authorization was given to spray a Phosmet product directly onto the cows.
Years
later, ....