It’s rare that a reaction to an event occurs before the event itself. But in a way, that’s what happened last week when Brazil confirmed a case of Atypical BSE or mad cow disease in
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American beef producers want the door shut on all fresh beef from Brazil
American cattle producers who don’t often agree on much are collectively calling for the immediate suspension of all imports of fresh beef from Brazil to the United States. They claim Brazil, one of the world’s …
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Mad cows in Brazil won’t change country’s ‘negligible risk’ status for BSE
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) won’t make any change to Brazil’s status as a “negligible risk” country for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Also called “mad cow disease,” BSE is a chronic degenerative disease…
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USDA says mad cow case in Alabama is ‘atypical’ and not risky
An 11-year old cow in Alabama is the fifth case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) to be found in the United States since 2003, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced late on Tuesday.
The non-scientific…
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EU scientists investigate origin of isolated BSE cases
Two decades have passed since the Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic struck Europe. Commonly known as mad cow disease, BSE remains without a cure and, after a long incubation period of 2 to 5 years,…
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China to lift ban on US beef instituted after 2003 BSE incident
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Canada Blames Old Feed for Alberta’s Most Recent ‘Mad Cow’ Discovery
The report is not exactly comforting on that Black Angus beef cow discovered with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) north of Edmonton, Alberta, last February. BSE is a progressive and fatal neurological disease in cattle. The…
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‘Surprising’ Discovery Made About Chronic Wasting Disease
An infectious brain disease that has been killing deer, elk and moose both in the wild and on “captive farms” continues to stalk the land, expanding its domain to 23 states and two Canadian provinces …
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Canadian BSE Case Demonstrates Need for COOL, Lobby Group Says
R-CALF USA, which represents the U.S. cattle industry in trade, marketing and private property rights issues, is pointing to a recent case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) — or, as it is commonly called, “mad…
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Foreign Markets Cautious on Canadian Beef Pending BSE Investigation
Foreign markets are being extra cautious about Canadian beef until an investigation into an Alberta cow found to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) — or, as it is commonly called, “mad cow disease”…
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