Stop: Don’t test those cows! The U.S.D.A. tests about 1 percent of the 35 million cattle that are slaughtered in this country every year for mad cow disease. It believes, based on its statistical models, that testing 1 percent is plenty. We disagree. [News Source]

Mad cow madness. When the first American case of mad cow disease was detected, the Bush administration swung into action, but where do those plans stand now? [News Source]

U.S. ranchers lose bid to keep out Canadian cattle. An American ranchers' group has lost its bid for a permanent injunction to ban Canadian cattle and beef from coming into their country. [News Source]

Johnson: U.S. must get American beef back into Japan. The United States needs to use all the leverage it can to get American beef back into Japan, Sen. Tim Johnson said Wednesday. [News Source]

No end in sight for ban on US beef. The U.S government is not providing the exact birth record of an Alabama cow that was confirmed last month to be the third U.S case of mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). [News Source]

Agriculture officials have bird flu response plan. While medical professionals test vaccines to combat the avian flu virus in humans, agriculture officials are also preparing for the possibility of a bird flu outbreak in America's poultry. [News Source]