Sir or Ma'am, <br />I tranquilized a 1000lb Short-Horn/Durham

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I tranquilized a 1000lb Short-Horn/Durham Steer that has been on the run for 5 weeks. I used 1cc of Rampun. How much time must we wait until we can beef this cow and be sure that the meat is safe for consumption? The steer is a real liability and will not allow its self to be handled by humans but he is our families source of beef and we sure would not want to waste or just kill this animal outright.
Thanks,
Dave Burns
Alfred, ME

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Age: 1; Male; Breed: Steer / Short-Horn Durham mix

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The Canadian site with info on Rompun
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/man/crrc/2e.shtml
says its a three day withdrawal for bovines. As its for family meat I'd see no problem in waiting a longer if you have the steer safely confined now.
I can't see anything listed in the US for levels. My advice to find out the regulations would be to call your state vet's office and ask. This site should help you locate that contact information
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/sregs/official.html
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Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: The steer has broke from the restraints (2 halter ropes & ran thru a 4' chain-linked fence) once he was approached by us and is on the run again. I will have to hunt him down once the waiting period for the rompun is up and dress him where he lies. This truly bothers me. I would prefer to tranq him again and have the butcher come pick him up. The state office referred me to the Game Warden which had no clue to the waiting time. The butcher will hold him for 3-4 days but some have said wait 30 days. I thought that was the waiting time for anti-biotics and not narcotics. The option of us restraining him for any period of time is out of the question because of his wildness and the possible danger to other animals that would be around him.

I'd rather err on the side of the most safety. The state vet really should have it set. You could test the meat once the steer is slaughtered but losing the meat can be devastating I know!
If you can wait on beefing him, try setting up a feed station or salt lick for him so you have him somewhere he can easily be found and then wait out the 30 days. I think a final shot will be less on him than being held again where he is so wild.
Repetition is a key on such a wild animal. If you can, go in his general territory, whistle twice, drop feed (sweet feed or grain or something good) and leave. You may find after a number of days of this he is right there waiting for you to leave so he can get his goodies which will make getting him a bit easier. He may not touch the food at first but familiarity with a routine seems to help them get over that initial fear.

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Reply to Nancy Holmes's Post: The feed station and graining has been established. He is coming out at 1:00am nightly at another persons horse farm approx. 1 mile from ours. He has become a nusiance hence my need to a quick answer and solution. I will re-try the state vets office with the hope of getting better guidance than I did earlier today. Last question if I can please, and I do appreciate your feedback greatly. The "withdrawl period" as stated on one site you refered me to (Canadian). It said 3 days. What is this period? is this how long it is an animals system? It is under the meet inspection section. Is this the Canadian standard for their requirements? Thanks in advance Dr. Holmes for replying and I will accept your answer after your final answer to these last couple of questions.
Best regards,
Dave

Just so we are clear I'm not a vet just an animal knowledgeable person. I don't want any misconceptions on your part despite what I know!
Yes I found that 3 day withdrawal for meat animals before slaughter on two of the meat animal sites in Canada. The other was a hard to read PDF file and I didn't save the URL.
Do retry your state vet or heck call an office one state over and see if you get the same answer!
I think the state vet suggested the game officer as this drug is used in game farm animals. The withdrawal on them was longer more like 30 days on that second site I found.
I found it again for you
http://wildlife1.usask.ca/newsletters/technical_bulletin9-1.pdf
rompun is under Xylazine in the table in that file.
And finally! I found the FARAD info on this med here
http://www.ansci.umn.edu/Bovine/Pharmacy/ROMPUN.htm
US FARAD (Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank)says 7 days withdrawal for meat animals.

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