# Animals Euthanized With Pentobarbital Should Not Be Rendered • Northwest Iowa Dairy Outlook • Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

> Iowa State University extension specialists warn that animals euthanized with pentobarbital should not be rendered. They cite US Fish and Wildlife Service reports of wildlife and dog deaths and an FDA zero-tolerance policy for the drug in animal food.

- Date: 2022-05-10 · published 2022-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41527-animals-euthanized-with-pentobarbital-should-not-be-rendered-northwest-iowa
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

If renderers must exclude pentobarbital-euthanized animals, meat and bone meal and tallow supply could tighten in affected areas, though the effect on prices is likely limited.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- blogs.extension.iastate.edu: https://blogs.extension.iastate.edu/nwiadairyoutlook/2022/05/10/animals-euthanized-with-pentobarbital-should-not-be-rendered/

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