Question: Why do most of your sheep products contain medication? The only one I could find without was ewe pellets. Am I missing something?

Answer: Melanie,

Thank you for your question.

Most of our HONOR Show Chow Showlamb feeds are medicated because they are fed to young growing lambs. The biggest threat to those young lambs is coccidiosis. We medicate our feeds with Deccox because it is the best defense against coccidiosis. Our showlamb feeds are sold nation wide and in a huge variety of different scenarios including health situations. So, to protect our customers from experiencing the loss of their showlamb project, we medicate our feeds with Deccox.

The HONOR Show Chow Ewe Pellet does have an option that is medicated with CTC (chlortetracycline). However, since sheep that are approaching, or are over 1 year in age should have developed immunity to the coccidia organism, there is no need to medicate the Ewe Pellet with Deccox.

Thanks again,

Dr. Kevin Burgoon
HONOR Show Chow Nutritionist