Some ranchers shy on first day since mad cow announcement (AG Weekly) TULIA, Texas -- West Texas rancher Kevin Crooks lost about $1 million in the year following the country's first case of mad cow 18 months ago. If he'd had cattle big enough to sell at the Tulia Livestock Auction on Monday, he wouldn't have brought a one. [News Source]

Government won’t require birth date in animal tracking system. A livestock tracking system planned by the government will not include the age of animals, despite the key role age has played in mad cow disease investigations. [News Source]

Test confirms case of mad cow disease in Canada. Tests have confirmed that a six-year-old dairy cow in the Canadian province of British Columbia suffered from mad cow disease, the government said Sunday. [News Source]

Japan suspects mad cow disease in 6-year-old bovine. Preliminary tests on a 6-year-old cow in western Japan indicate it may be infected with mad cow disease, a health official said Tuesday. [News Source]

Mad-cow firewall has gaps, US consumer groups say (Reuters via Yahoo! News) One of the main safeguards against mad cow disease, a ban on using cattle parts in cattle feed, is ineffective or is not enforced strictly, two U.S. consumer groups said on Monday in light of a new case of the fatal bovine ailment in Canada. [News Source]

Canada confirms new case of mad cow disease (Contra Costa Times) Canada confirmed a case of mad cow disease on Sunday at a farm in British Columbia -- the country's fifth case since May 2003, when the United States closed its border to Canadian beef. [News Source]

No mad cow backlash from the U.S. (EdmontonSun.com) The latest case of mad cow disease might strain the nerves of Alberta cattle producers, but ranchers aren't expecting crippling aftershocks. Beef and livestock prices barely budged when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed last weekend that a B.C. dairy cow tested positive. [News Source]

Mad cow: Government won’t require birth date in animal tracking system (Helena Independent Record) WASHINGTON A livestock tracking system planned by the government will not include the age of animals, despite the key role age has played in mad cow disease investigations. [News Source]

Some ranchers shy on first day since mad cow announcement (AG Weekly) TULIA, Texas -- West Texas rancher Kevin Crooks lost about $1 million in the year following the country's first case of mad cow 18 months ago. If he'd had cattle big enough to sell at the Tulia Livestock Auction on Monday, he wouldn't have brought a one. [News Source]