Bute

Bute tests show contaminated meat has got into food chain

Of 206 horses killed for meat in one week in the UK, eight had been given bute

Shocking news that frozen lasagne brand is 100 per cent horsemeat

Some Findus beef lasagne ready meals are 100% horsemeat, the Food Standards Agency has revealed

Horsemeat could be tainted with bute, Parliament is told

Shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh told the House of Commons that "several" UK-slaughtered horses had tested positive for bute, despite it being unlawful for horses that have been administered the drug to be slaughtered for meat

Bute banned in British Showjumping competitions from 1 April

New rules that ban painkillers like phenylbutazone (bute) in national showjumping competitions will come into force from 1 April

FEI plan for bute in equestrian competition turns full circle

The FEI now proposes shelving its plans to allow the use of bute in competition

Equine vets, trainers and officials still puzzled on bute debate

Should bute be given to a horse in competition? National equestrian federations are still scratching their heads after two-day FEI conference

Doping experts to educate horse industry at FEI 'bute' congress

Experts in the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are to educate the global horse industry on how drugs such as bute effect equine performance

Debate on the use of bute in horse sport set for mid-August

A global debate on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as bute in competition has been scheduled for 16-17 August

America halves the amount of bute to be allowed in equestrian sport

The US Equestrian Federation (USEF) has halved the amount of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) permitted in competition horses

FEI to launch global consultation on the use of NSAIDs in horse sport

Horse riders, owners, vets and trainers from around the world are to be involved in a global debate on the use of drugs such as bute in horse sport

Bute in competions decision put off 'til November 2010

The FEI has announced that national federations will vote again on whether non-steroidal anti-inflammatories should be allowed in horse sport at next year's general assembly

Worldwide support for delayed return of bute in horse sport

Equestrians nations, vets and welfare organisations from around the world have welcomed “time out” on the bute row

FEI gives in to pressure on bute issue and suggests further delay

Bute may not be allowed in competition for another year, following moves by the International Equestrian Federation to quell the row threatening to split the world of horse sport

Equestrian nations worldwide back delay on new bute regulations

Countries from around the world have welcomed the delay on new drug rules for horse sport, but warn the plans to allow bute in competition need modification

FEI backtracks over bute and delays rule implementation to 5 April

In the face of mounting criticism and embarrassment, the FEI has delayed the implementation of new rules allowing painkillers to be used on horses during competition until next April

Badminton Horse Trials 'very unhappy' that bute is allowed

The director of Badminton Horse Trials has written to FEI president Princess Haya urging her to “do whatever is necessary to change" the decision to allow NSAIDs in competition

FEI painkillers rules contradicts their research in 2004

In 2004 the FEI said the level of asprin which they are now proposing to allow was open to abuse

Senior vets demand Princess Haya reopens 'bute debate'

Senior vets from around the world have written to the FEI president saying the decision to allow medication in competition will lead to abuse of horses that are unfit to compete

British vets say bute in competition will lead to 'catastrophic injuries'

The British Equine Veterinary Association is the latest to wade into the row on bute, saying the FEI's decision is an “extremely cocerning and retrograde step for horse welfare”

Aachen takes a stand for clean horse sport and will not allow bute

CHIO Aachen, one of the most prestigious events in the horse sport calendar, is the first to take a stand against the International Equestrian Federation’s new policy of allowing bute in competition