Sixth Case of Mad Cow Disease Confirmed in Manitoba (TechNewsWorld.com) Federal officials confirmed Canada's sixth case of mad cow disease since 2003 on Tuesday and promised a thorough investigation. Tests confirmed last week's initial suspicion that the cow near Gimli, Manitoba, was infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said. [News Source]

Canada’s Sixth Case of Mad Cow Disease Confirmed (The Epoch Times) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed on July 4th that a mature beef cow from Manitoba suffered from 'mad cow disease,' making it Canada's sixth case of the disease in re... [News Source]

Test for Mad Cow Disease in Humans May Be Closer, Study Says (Bloomberg.com) July 6 (Bloomberg) -- A technique for identifying abnormal proteins in hamsters may lead to the first human test for the fatal brain-wasting illness caused by mad cow disease, researchers said. [News Source]

Prion find points way to test for human ‘mad cow’ disease (EurekAlert!) GALVESTON, Texas -- In the July 7, 2006, issue of the journal Science, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) describe experiments that may soon lead to a test that will enable medical science to estimate how many people are infected with the human form of mad cow disease, which can take as long as 40 years before manifesting itself. [News Source]

Studies suggest blood test possible for mad cow (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Tests in hamsters suggest it may be possible to develop a blood test for mad cow and related diseases in both humans and animals before they develop symptoms, researchers reported on Thursday. [News Source]

USDA won’t send mad cow experts for Canada probe (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday it will not send any experts to take part in Canada's investigation of its latest case of mad cow disease, saying it was confident in Canada's food safety measures. [News Source]

Sixth mad cow case in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said test results confirmed what was suspected last week. [News Source]

Nation facing shortage of livestock veterinarians. Veterinarians and livestock industry officials worry that there are too few future vets to care for livestock, especially if there is an outbreak of diseases such as avian influenza or foot and mouth. [News Source]

Canada confirms 6th case of mad cow. 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]

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]