Sparks says investigation of Alabama’s mad cow case is finished (WTVM 9) MONTGOMERY, Ala. State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks says the epidemiological investigation into Alabama's case of mad cow disease has been completed, but the animal's origin is still a mystery. [News Source]

Sparks says investigation of Alabama’s mad cow case is finished (The Daily Comet) The epidemiological investigation into Alabama's case of mad cow disease has been completed, but the animal's origin was never determined, State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks said Tuesday. [News Source]

Sparks says investigation of Alabama’s mad cow case is finished (al.com) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The epidemiological investigation into Alabama's case of mad cow disease has been completed, but the animal's origin was never determined, State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks said Tuesday. [News Source]

EU Lifts Ban On British Beef Wednesday. Industry officials and farmers say British beef producers may face a tough battle in winning back customers when a decade-old export ban is lifted Wednesday. [News Source]

Bird flu hurting U.S. chicken firms. Avian influenza, the deadly virus sweeping Asia, Africa and parts of Europe, now is hurting the bottom line of three of America's largest chicken producers. [News Source]

Mad cow cases considered extremely low (Cortez Journal) WASHINGTON - There are probably a few undetected cases of mad cow disease in the United States, but the total - estimated at four to seven - is "extraordinarily low," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns says. [News Source]

What not to eat: the truth about food. Messages about what we should and shouldn't eat bombard us on a daily basis. So what are we to believe? And what about the cost to the planet? [News Source]

A beef with USDA . Creekstone Farms in Kansas ran into a very unlikely roadblock when it proposed to test 100 percent of its cattle for "mad cow" disease: the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [News Source]

British blood products may pose vCJD risk in 14 countries. The government has been forced to warn 14 countries that patients are in danger of developing the human form of mad cow disease as a result of contaminated British blood products sold abroad. [News Source]