Latest Mad Cow Disease News

RFID May Be Key To Finding Latest Mad Cow Case (TechWeb)
Thursday August 24th 2006, 8:14 pm

Canada has spotted more cases of mad cow disease, and some U.S. experts say an aggressive RFID tagging program has helped find sick animals faster. [News Source]

RFID May Be Key To Finding Latest Mad Cow Case (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
Thursday August 24th 2006, 7:59 pm

Canada has spotted more cases of mad cow disease, and some U.S. experts say an aggressive RFID tagging program has helped find sick animals faster. [News Source]

Contaminated feed blamed in Canada mad cow case (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thursday August 24th 2006, 5:43 pm

Canada's seventh mad cow case since 2003 most likely contracted the brain-wasting disease from feed believed to have been contaminated at a manufacturing plant, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Thursday. [News Source]

Canada’s 7th mad cow case said caused by feed (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thursday August 24th 2006, 4:36 pm

Canada's seventh mad cow case since 2003 most likely contracted the brain-wasting disease from contaminated feed, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Thursday. [News Source]

Mad cow case confirmed (Fort Frances Times)
Thursday August 24th 2006, 4:26 pm

OTTAWA—The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed another case of mad cow disease in an Alberta animal. However, the agency also made assurances that no part of the beef cow’s carcass entered the human or animal feed chains. [News Source]

Canada Confirms Eighth Case Of Mad-Cow Disease (Medical News Today)
Thursday August 24th 2006, 2:03 pm

Canadian authorities have confirmed that a mature beef cow from Alberta had mad-cow disease (BSE). According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), no part of the animal has entered the human or animal food chains. The cow is estimated to be between 8 and 10 years old, making it highly likely that it was exposed to BSE before the feed ban was implemented. [click link for full article] [News Source]

No trouble seen in cattle trade with Canada
Thursday August 24th 2006, 12:00 pm

Mad cow case doesn't pose risk, U.S. agriculture secretary says. [News Source]

Mad cow discovery 8th case in Canada.
Thursday August 24th 2006, 12:00 pm

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed another case of mad cow disease in an Alberta animal. [News Source]

Ottawa confirms new case of mad cow disease.
Thursday August 24th 2006, 12:00 pm

Final tests have confirmed mad cow disease in a mature beef cow from Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Canada confirms another case of mad cow.
Thursday August 24th 2006, 12:00 pm

Canada confirmed mad cow disease in an animal on an Alberta farm Wednesday, the country's eighth case of a terminal ailment that has roiled its livestock industry. [News Source]