Veterinary schools a bottleneck (Baltimore Sun) Field aids human health, but colleges lack openings The catastrophic injury that ended Barbaro's Triple Crown bid at Pimlico on May 20 - and the extraordinary effort by University of Pennsylvania surgeons to save him - have turned a spotlight on veterinary medicine in the United States. [News Source]

And now for the important news …. (Jewish World Review) http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave three hundred grand to the African country of Namibia. It's for guarding their privacy during the birth of their daughter. They must be known for their Italian food because afterward everyone dined on paparazzi. [News Source]

‘Atypical’ strain of BSE found in U.S. cattle (Rapid City Journal) The two cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy found in U.S. cattle over the past year came from a rare strain of BSE found largely in Europe that scientists are only beginning to identify, according to research by a French scientist. [News Source]

Australian beef industry enjoys mad cow disease-free status (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The Cattle Council of Australia says the nation's beef industry will benefit from official confirmation that Australia is free of mad cow disease. President Bill Bray says Australia is one of just four countries which have been recognised with BSE-free status by the World Animal Health Organisation. [News Source]

Australian beef industry enjoys mad cow disease-free status (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) The Cattle Council of Australia says the nation's beef industry will benefit from official confirmation that Australia is free of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Australian beef industry enjoys mad cow disease-free status (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance) The Cattle Council of Australia says the nation's beef industry will benefit from official confirmation that Australia is free of mad cow disease. [News Source]

How Scottish jumpers will be this season’s must-have for women (The Scotsman) ONE of the world's most influential women is set to transform the fortunes of Scotland's cashmere queen - by wearing her jumpers. [News Source]

Uganda: Non-Coffee Exports Value Rises to $59m (AllAfrica.com) THE value of non-coffee exports has increased to $59.27m (sh108.4b) from $52.55m (about sh97b) over the last seven months, with fish and maize fetching the highest value, a Bank of UGANDA (BOU) report has said. [News Source]

Letter to the editor (AG Weekly) What impact will the National Animal Identification System (www.NoNAIS.rog) have on every American? [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]