New Canada rules aim to eradicate mad cow disease. anada aims to eliminate mad cow disease within the next 10 years by banning high-risk tissue from all livestock feed, pet food and fertilizers, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday. [News Source]

Canada toughens feed ban to stem mad cow disease. Canada is to extend a ban on feeding cattle parts to other cows to include all animal feeds, pet foods and fertilizers in hopes of eradicating madcow disease, the government said. [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]