Japan suspects mad cow disease in young steer; may affect cattle imports (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) TOKYO (CP) - A 20-month-old steer in northeastern Japan may have had mad cow disease, and if the case is confirmed it could affect Japan's imports of U.S. and Canadian beef, officials said Monday. [News Source]

Canada Confirms New Case Of Mad Cow Disease (NBC 10 Philadelphia) Canada confirms a new case of mad cow disease -- its fifth case of mad cow disease since May 2003. [News Source]

Mad cow disease confirmed in B.C. (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Federal officials have confirmed the existence of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in a British Columbia dairy cow. [News Source]

Mad cow confirmed in B.C. cow (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Federal officials have confirmed the existence of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in a British Columbia dairy cow. [News Source]

Mad cow disease confirmed in B.C. (CBC) Federal officials have confirmed the existence of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in a British Columbia dairy cow. But the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Sunday the finding of mad cow disease in a Canadian cow "does not affect the safety of Canadian beef." [News Source]

Beef exports to Japan a fraction of pre-BSE levels. A hesitation to buy into a birth registry for cattle has turned into a lost opportunity for producers who previously viewed Japan as a savior for beef exports. [News Source]

Japan awaits BSE test result on 20-month-old steer. Japan is conducting tests on a 20-month-old steer suspected of having mad cow disease, and the case could have wide repercussions on Tokyo's beef trade policy if confirmed. [News Source]

New mad cow case confirmed in B.C. Federal officials have confirmed a new case of mad cow disease — the fifth in Canada since screening began three years ago. [News Source]

B.C. mad cow case unlikely to bring ban. Canada's fifth case of mad cow disease was confirmed yesterday, but experts say the discovery is unlikely to lead to a ban on sales to the United States, the country's largest beef export market. [News Source]

Mad cow confirmed. Tests have confirmed mad cow disease in a six-year-old dairy cow from a Chilliwack-area farm, the first such case to surface in B.C. [News Source]