Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Canada Confirms 6th Case of Mad Cow (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Wednesday July 05th 2006, 2:42 am

TORONTO (AP) - Canada confirmed on Tuesday its sixth case of mad cow disease and said it would investigate where the cow was born and what other animals may have eaten the same feed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said test results confirmed what was suspected last week. The animal was at least 15 years of age, and was born before Canada implemented restrictions on potentially dangerous feed [News Source]

Canada confirms 6th case of mad cow (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday July 05th 2006, 2:08 am

Canada confirmed on Tuesday its sixth case of mad cow disease and said it would investigate where the cow was born and what other animals may have eaten the same feed. [News Source]

Canada confirms mad-cow disease (News Interactive)
Wednesday July 05th 2006, 1:49 am

CANADA overnight confirmed its sixth home-grown case of mad-cow disease on, a discovery that has triggered a broader investigation. [News Source]

Mad cow case confirmed in Canada’s Manitoba province (PhysOrg)
Wednesday July 05th 2006, 1:01 am

Canada has found a new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, prompting a broader investigation to track down linked cattle, officials said Tuesday. [News Source]

Some ranchers shy on first day since mad cow announcement (AG Weekly)
Wednesday July 05th 2006, 12:20 am

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]