ADM issues recall for cattle feed sold in six states, including Tennessee

March 7, 2025 73

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — ADM Animal Nutrition has issued a recall for cattle feed sold across six states, including Tennessee.

On Wednesday, ADM Animal Nutrition recalled specific animal feed products that may contain elevated levels of copper or have levels of zinc below their represented amounts, which could harm cattle. The issue was discovered during routine production and initiated the recall after confirming the feed had varying levels of copper and zinc.

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According to the FDA, chronic copper toxicity symptoms in cattle include anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea and dehydration.

The pelleted products affected by this recall were distributed between Jan. 16, 2025 and Feb. 27, 2025 and could have been purchased in Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Iowa, Georgia and Ohio. See the full list of affected products below:

Product Name	Lot #	Product Size	Product Number	Species Impacted	Product Issue	Clinical Signs	Distribution Dates	States Impacted
BOVAGAIN 40/20	523069	50 POUND BAG	54966AAA24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 17, 2025 through January 24, 2025	IL
BEEF-TRATE RXB MGA	523283	50 POUND BAG	54912BSX24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 16, 2025 through January 16, 2025	TN
BOVAGAIN 40/20 MON	523285	50 POUND BAG	54966CDB24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 22, 2025 through January 27, 2025	MO, IL
MASTERPLEX 100P LASA	523288	50 POUND BAG	55161BIY24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 17, 2025 through January 17, 2025	IA
GROFAST 32	523291	50 POUND BAG	35331AAA24	Cattle, Dairy	Deficient levels of zinc	Decreases in feed intake, feed efficiency, and growth	January 17, 2025 through January 17, 2025	MO
BOVAGAIN 60/45 RU	523342	BULK	54974CCP20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 16, 2025 through January 16, 2025	MO
BOVAGAIN 32/15 W/PROSPONSE RU/TY	523383	BULK	54957CJE20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 17, 2025 through January 17, 2025	IL
BOVAGAIN 40/20	523435	BULK	54966AAA20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 17, 2025 through January 17, 2025	IL
BOVAGAIN 60/45 RU/TY	523450	BULK	54974NOG20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 17, 2025 through January 17, 2025	MO
BEEF-TRATE MON	523604	50 POUND BAG	54910CCP24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 24, 2025 through February 19, 2025	IL, GA, MO
BOVAGAIN 60/45 MON	523606	50 POUND BAG	54974NLD24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 24, 2025 through February 26, 2025	IL, MO, OH
BEEF-TRATE BT/MGA	523507	50 POUND BAG	54910BMJ24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 23, 2025 through February 14, 2025	IL, MO, IA
BOVAGAIN 40/20	523509	50 POUND BAG	54966AAA24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 6, 2025 through February 24, 2025	IL
BOVAGAIN 40/20 MON	523801	50 POUND BAG	54966CDB24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 25, 2025 through February 25, 2025	MO, IL
BOVAGAIN 40/20 LAS	523671	50 POUND BAG	54966BIY24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 23, 2025 through February 11, 2025	IL, IA
MASTERPLEX 100P	523680	BULK	55161AAA20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 27, 2025 through January 27, 2025	MO
BOVAGAIN 40/20	523734	50 POUND BAG	54966AAA24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	January 24, 2025 through January 24, 2025	IL
BOVAGAIN 40/20 LAS/MGA	523991	50 POUND BAG	54966BLX24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 23, 2025 through February 23, 2025	IL
GROFAST 32	524079	50 POUND BAG	35331AAA24	Cattle, Dairy	Deficient levels of zinc	Decreases in feed intake, feed efficiency, and growth	February 26, 2025 through February 26, 2025	MO
GROFAST 32	524152	BULK	35331AAA20	Cattle, Dairy	Deficient levels of zinc	Decreases in feed intake, feed efficiency, and growth	February 4, 2025 through February 4, 2025	IA
BOVAGAIN LMTR MON 400	524497	50 POUND BAG	54953CCP24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 11, 2025 through February 24, 2025	MO, OH
BEEF-TRATE BT/MGA	524447	50 POUND BAG	54910BMJ24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 14, 2025 through February 14, 2025	IL
BEEF-TRATE MON	524449	50 POUND BAG	54910CCP24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 10, 2025 through February 27, 2025	IA, IL, MO, GA
BOVAGAIN 40/20 LAS	524451	50 POUND BAG	54966BIY24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 13, 2025 through February 13, 2025	IA
MASTERPLEX 100P	524456	50 POUND BAG	55161AAA24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 21, 2025 through February 21, 2025	IL
GROFAST 32	524712	BULK	35331AAA20	Cattle, Dairy	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 17, 2025 through February 17, 2025	IA
BOVAGAIN 32/15 W/PROSPONSE RU/TY	524604	BULK	54957CJE20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 13, 2025 through February 13, 2025	IL
BOVAGAIN 40/20 MON	524861	BULK	54966CDB20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 19, 2025 through February 19, 2025	IA
BEEF-TRATE MON	524891	BULK	54910CCP20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 20, 2025 through February 20, 2025	MO
BEEF-TRATE MON	524893	50 POUND BAG	54910CCP24	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 27, 2025 through February 27, 2025	IA
MASTERPLEX 100P	524946	BULK	55161AAA20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 21, 2025 through February 21, 2025	IL
MASTERPLEX 100P MON	525097	BULK	55161CDB20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 24, 2025 through February 24, 2025	MO
MASTERPLEX 100P	525203	BULK	55161AAA20	Cattle	Elevated levels of copper	Could cause gastroenteritis characterized by anorexia, signs of abdominal pain, depression, lethargy, diarrhea, and dehydration	February 26, 2025 through February 26, 2025	MO

All of the products in this recall, except for GROFAST32, have elevated copper levels. GROFAST32 has zinc levels below the represented amount.

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As of publication, ADM is in the process of notifying both customers and distributors affected by this recall. All affected products are also being removed from retail shelves. If you have bought the recalled pelleted feed, the FDA has advised you to immediately stop using it and return it directly to a distributor or to ADM for a full refund or replacement.

You can direct any customer inquiries to 800-217-2007 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Central time Monday through Friday.