Sparks says investigation of Alabama’s mad cow case is finished (WPMI 15) 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]

U.S. authorities give up investigation of mad cow case in Alabama (Canadian Business) WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has given up trying to track the origins of an Alabama cow infected with mad cow disease. The trail went cold after seven weeks of investigation of more than three dozen farms, the Agriculture Department said in a report issued quietly late Tuesday. [News Source]

U.S. authorities give up investigation of mad cow case in Alabama (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has given up trying to track the origins of an Alabama cow infected with mad cow disease. [News Source]

Health Ministry: No danger of mad cow disease (Zaman Online) The Turkish Health Ministry denied reports by a British newspaper that claim Britain sold Turkey blood products carrying the risk of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Mad Cow Investigation Complete (NBC 13 Birmingham) MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks said an investigation into Alabama's case of mad cow disease is complete. The animal's origin is still a mystery. [News Source]

US can’t find birthplace of latest mad cow (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Federal officials say they cannot find the birthplace of the latest U.S. case of mad cow disease but see little risk the birth herd is harboring more cattle infected with the fatal, brain-wasting malady. [News Source]

Health Ministry: No danger of mad cow disease (Zaman Online) The Turkish Health Ministry denied reports by a British newspaper that claim Britain sold Turkey blood products carrying the risk of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Back in the beef market. The European market is once again open to British beef cattle farmers after ten years of export bans. [News Source]

End to ten-year British beef ban. A ban on exporting British beef, which was imposed in 1996 to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, has officially ended. [News Source]

Sparks: Mad cow case is closed (Montgomery Advertiser) 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]