Potentially tainted rabbit feed prompts feed investigation

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) is cautioning commercial and backyard rabbit producers to refrain from feeding their animals feed manufactured by Cache Commodities of Ogden, sold under the brand name “Commercial Rabbit”, until sampling and testing is complete. If tainted feed is found, contaminated lot numbers will be confirmed and published by the department. More than 500 commercially grown rabbits in Utah which consumed the product have died since May. Consumers are strongly advised not to eat rabbits which may have consumed this feed product until testing is complete and reporting is made public. Producers with animals that have passed away are advised to bury or incinerate the rabbits to prevent predation by birds and other animals which could become exposed.