Suspected Canada Case of Mad Cow Detected (The Daily Comet) A suspected case of mad cow disease has been discovered in Canada, potentially the country's sixth case, officials said Friday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said preliminary tests detected the disease known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, in a mature cow in Manitoba. [News Source]

Suspected Canada case of mad cow detected (AP via Yahoo! News) A suspected case of mad cow disease has been discovered in Canada, potentially the country's sixth case, officials said Friday. [News Source]

Canada May Have Found Nation’s Sixth Mad-Cow Case (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Canada said it may have found its sixth case of mad-cow disease in a cow from Manitoba born before 1997, when feed restrictions were imposed that were designed to curb the spread of the livestock ailment. [News Source]

Mad cow case suspected in Canada (AFP via Yahoo! News) Canada may have discovered a new case of mad cow disease in the Manitoba province on the country's Hudson Bay, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said. [News Source]

Potential mad cow case detected in Manitoba (CTV.ca) A Manitoba cow potentially infected with mad cow disease was caught by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. No part of the animal entered the food chain. [News Source]

Potential mad cow case detected in Western Canada (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) TORONTO (Reuters) - Preliminary tests have detected a potential case of mad cow disease in a mature cross-bred beef cow in the Prairie province of Manitoba, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Friday. [News Source]

Canada May Have Found Nation’s Sixth Mad-Cow Case in Manitoba (Bloomberg.com) June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Canada said it may have found its sixth case of mad-cow disease in a Manitoba cow born before 1997, when feed restrictions were imposed that were designed to curb the spread of the livestock ailment. [News Source]

Responsible cattle raising. A proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to label grass-fed beef deserves adoption because it would give consumers greater control over what they eat, as well as a chance to influence environmental policy for the better. [News Source]

China lifts US beef ban. China has restored imports of United States beef, ending a two-and-a-half year ban prompted by fears of mad cow disease, state media reported. [News Source]

Bush, Koizumi exchange thanks for alliance. President Bush on Thursday thanked Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for opening his country's market to American beef, a thorny trade dispute that created tension in a tight personal relationship the two leaders used to strengthen bilateral ties. [News Source]