Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Japan Confirms 25th Case of Mad Cow (E-Commerce Times)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 7:02 pm

Japan confirmed its 25th case of mad cow disease, amid growing U.S. pressure on Tokyo to resume U.S. beef imports stopped twice over fears of the brain-wasting disease. A female Holstein from a farm in the western prefecture of Okayama was confirmed by the health ministry to be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy. [News Source]

Canada’s Fifth Case of Mad Cow Disease Confirmed (WTOL News 11)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 2:15 pm

TORONTO -- Canada confirmed Sunday that a new case of mad cow disease has been found in British Columbia. This marks Canada's fifth case of mad cow disease since May 2003, when the United States closed the border to Canadian beef. [News Source]

Japan confirms 25th case of mad cow disease (People’s Daily)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 9:49 am

Japan's health ministry confirmed on Wednesday that a dairy cow raised in western Japan has been tested positive for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Mad cow disease confirmed on Canadian farm (The Wichita Eagle)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 9:42 am

TORONTO -- 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]

Japan confirms 25th mad cow disease case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 9:40 am

Japan has confirmed its 25th case of mad cow disease, amid growing US pressure on Tokyo to resume US beef imports stopped twice over fears of the brain-wasting disease. [News Source]

Japan confirms 25th mad cow disease case (Khaleej Times)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 9:39 am

TOKYO - Japan on Wednesday confirmed its 25th case of mad cow disease, amid growing US pressure on Tokyo to resume US beef imports stopped twice over fears of the brain-wasting disease. [News Source]

Cattle Alert: Japan Confirms 25th Case Of Mad Cow (CattleNetwork.com)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 8:36 am

TOKYO (AP)--Japan has confirmed its 25th case of mad cow disease in a 5-year-old Holstein, officials said Wednesday. Meat inspectors in Okayama prefecture in western Japan found late Monday that a dairy cow, intended to be slaughtered for meat, had tested positive for the disease. [News Source]

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-04-19 12:50 GMT: Japan confirms 25th mad cow disease case (Interactive Investor)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 7:53 am

TOKYO (AFX) - Japan confirmed its 25th case of mad cow disease, amid growing US pressure on Tokyo to resume US beef imports stopped twice over fears of the brain-wasting disease. [News Source]

Japan confirms 25th case of mad cow disease (Pravda)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 7:24 am

Japan has confirmed its 25th case of mad cow disease in a 5-year-old Holstein , a news report said Wednesday. Meat inspectors in Okayama prefecture (state) in western Japan found late Monday that a dairy cow, intended to be slaughtered for meat, had tested positive for the disease. [News Source]

Japan confirms 25th cow tested positive for mad cow disease (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
Wednesday April 19th 2006, 6:23 am

_ An expert panel of Japan's health ministry confirmed Wednesday that a dairy cow raised in western Japan has tested positive for mad cow disease, making it the 25th case of BSE in Japan, ministry officials said. [News Source]