Contaminated feed blamed in Canadian mad cow case. 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 [News Source]

Alberta dairy cow likely got BSE from feed supply. An Alberta dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with bovine spongiform encephalopathy probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators say. [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]

8th case of mad cow disease found in Canada (Elite TV) An 8th case of mad cow disease was found in a cow in the province of Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency did a test and found BSE. The agency found no part of the beef cow's carcass entered either the human or animal feed chains. [News Source]