Does Gold Plump use antibiotics when raising chickens?
Yes. Gold’n Plump uses antibiotics responsibly – and only as necessary – to help protect flock health for those chickens raised for products sold under the Gold’n Plump Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ® brand. This generally occurs during two time periods: • In the shell. Developing embryos are inoculated against a serious illness called Marek’s Disease, while they are in the shell. Because a tiny hole is made in the shell when the vaccine is given, an antibiotic is also administered at the same time to prevent bacteria from entering the shell and harming the developing chick. • In the feed. Like many other poultry companies, Gold’n Plump adds ionophores (a type of coccidiostat) to our chicken feed to help slow or stop the development of a disease called coccidiosis that attacks the intestinal tract of poultry and can hinder growth and cause serious illness and even death. The use of coccidiostats like ionophor
