Canada tests for new case of mad cow disease (Reuters via Yahoo! News) An Alberta cow is being tested for mad cow disease, Canada said on Monday, but a cattle industry representative said he does not expect the case will affect trade even if the tests are positive. [News Source]

Possible case of mad cow on Alberta farm (CFCN.ca) Another possible case of mad cow disease has turned up in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is conducting tests on samples of a cow to confirm preliminary findings. [News Source]

Possible case of mad cow on Alberta farm (CFCN.ca) Another possible case of mad cow disease has turned up in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is conducting tests on samples of a cow to confirm preliminary findings. [News Source]

Canada Says Alberta Cow May Be Seventh Mad-Cow Case (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Canada said it may have found its seventh case of mad-cow disease in a 50-month-old Alberta dairy cow, born after 1997 feed restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the livestock ailment. [News Source]

Canada tests for new case of mad cow disease (Reuters via Yahoo! News) An Alberta cow is being tested for mad cow disease, Canada said on Monday, but a cattle industry representative said he does not expect the case will affect trade even if the tests are positive. [News Source]

Possible mad cow disease case in Alberta -CFIA (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is testing an Alberta cow for mad cow disease after preliminary tests failed to rule out the disease, the agency said on Monday. [News Source]

Possible mad cow disease case in Alberta cow - CFIA (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is testing an Alberta cow for mad cow disease after preliminary tests were not able to rule out the disease, the agency said on Monday. [News Source]

Human “Mad Cow Disease” Prion May Lead To Test To Estimate Extent Of Humans Infected (Medical News Today) 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. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Be choosy when out to buy organic on budget. Shoppers often reach for organic food — even if it costs more — to avoid pesticide residues on fruit and vegetables, says Ronnie Cummins, director of the Organic Consumers Association. [News Source]

Livestock tagging plan has fans, foes in farmers. A national program that will require farmers to participate in an animal ID system by 2009 has divided opinions. [News Source]