BSE

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) announced that an aytpical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, has been found in…

Brazil, The world’s largest exporter of beef halted exports to China, their top customer, on Thursday after a case of BSE was discovered. The investigation of the case was announced…

Canada recently reported a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy in an eight-year-old beef cow on a farm in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified the World Organization for…

This past weekend, two cases of atypical Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease were confirmed in Brazil, causing a suspension of Brazilian beef exports to China. Atypical BSE…

Associated Press reports:     Spain has reported a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly called mad cow disease, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) says. The diseased cow belonged…

  “The sheep industry has been expecting this rule for a number of years,” said American Sheep Industry Association Executive Director Peter Orwick. “In the coming weeks, ASI will be…

Reuters reports:  France has found a suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the northeastern region of Ardennes, the farm ministry said on Tuesday.  If confirmed, it would be…

MEETING NOTICE BISMARCK, N.D. – The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, in the Fort Totten Room on the ground floor of the…

by Amanda Stephenson, Calgary Herald Three more countries have banned Canadian beef imports in response to this country’s newest BSE case, bringing the total tally of new border closures to…

by David Ljunggren  OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada, a major exporter of beef, said on Friday it had found a case of mad cow disease in a beef cow in the…