Agriculture Department to Reduce Mad Cow Testing by About 90 Percent (WTOL News 11) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Agriculture Department is cutting its tests for mad cow disease by about 90%, drawing protests from consumer groups. [News Source]

Agriculture Department to Reduce Mad Cow Testing by About 90 Percent (WTOL News 11) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Agriculture Department is cutting its tests for mad cow disease by about 90%, drawing protests from consumer groups. [News Source]

Bad meat plan. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's failure to institute an adequate mad cow testing program smacks of a crude attempt to hide the problem from the American people. [News Source]