Eighth mad cow case since 2003 confirmed (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Final tests have confirmed mad cow disease in a mature beef cow from the Prairie province Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Canada Probing Possible 8th Case of Mad-Cow Disease (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Canada is investigating a possible eighth case of mad-cow disease, after a provincial laboratory's test was inconclusive. [News Source]

Canada tests for possible new mad cow case (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is testing for a possible new mad cow case, a spokesman said on Wednesday, which would be the country's eighth case since 2003 if the results are positive. [News Source]

Canada Investigating Possible Eighth Case of Mad-Cow Disease (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Canada is investigating a possible eighth case of mad-cow disease. ``We are testing an inconclusive sample'' sent from a provincial lab, Alain Charette, a spokesman for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, said today in a telephone interview in Ottawa. [News Source]

Canada tests for possible new mad cow case (Reuters via Yahoo!7 Health) WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is testing for a possible new mad cow case, a spokesman said on Wednesday, which could be the country's eighth case since 2003 if the results are positive. [News Source]

USDA hasty in declaring victory over mad cow (AG Weekly) Food-safety advocates were understandably shocked last week when U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced a nearly 90 percent cutback in testing for mad-cow disease. [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]