Animal ID system may be years away. It could be years before the government has a way to track the nation's farm animals after outbreaks of disease. [News Source]

Canada applauds US cattle ruling, fight not over. A U.S. court's rejection of an American rancher group's bid to permanently ban Canadian beef and cattle imports will restore confidence in the local industry, Canadian cattlemen said on Thursday, but their U.S. rivals vowed to keep fighting. [News Source]

Seoul to delay U.S. beef imports indefinitely. Resumption of U.S. beef imports will be delayed until Washington can prove the exact age of the cattle that was confirmed as America's third case of mad cow disease in March, an Agriculture Ministry official said. [News Source]

Hong Kong suspends beef imports from U.S. processing company. Hong Kong has suspended imports from a U.S. beef processing company after discovering its products contained bone parts prohibited under regulations aimed at protecting against mad cow disease, the government said Friday. [News Source]

Hong Kong suspends beef imports from Cargill plant. Hong Kong has suspended beef imports from U.S. processing plant following discovery of bones that need to be removed to avoid the risk of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Judge denies full hearing on mad cow lawsuit. A federal judge has denied a cattlemen group's request for a hearing on its lawsuit challenging Canadian cattle and beef imports over mad cow disease concerns. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull said his "hands are tied" by an appeals court ruling. [News Source]

Bird flu turns up in Scotland; Canada could be next destination. Scotland is the closest the H5N1 virus has come to Canada since originating in Southeast Asia in 2003. [News Source]

Danger zone expanded to cover 1,000 square miles. A vast area of eastern Scotland was declared a bird flu danger zone yesterday after scientists confirmed the deadly H5N1 virus had been found in Fife. [News Source]

Animal ID system to be in place by 2009. Authorities trying to limit disease outbreaks will be able to trace livestock movements from birth to slaughter by 2009, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Thursday. [News Source]