Fresh ammo to kill rogue prions. It is a ray of hope in the battle against prion diseases such as vCJD, the human form of mad cow disease. German chemists have made a group of compounds with an "unprecedented" ability to destroy the malformed prions thought to cause such diseases. [News Source]

Creekstone answers USDA in court over mad cow testing. Creekstone Farms Premium Beef has answered the USDA court documents opposing the company's motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit against the USDA. [News Source]

Stockmen don’t cotton to livestock registration. The government's drive to register places that house livestock to guard against disease and bioterrorism is meeting resistance from stockmen. [News Source]

BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer) OTTAWA (AP) -- An Alberta, Canada, dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with BSE (mad-cow disease) probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators said. [News Source]

Creekstone answers USDA in court over mad cow testing (The Wichita Eagle) Creekstone Farms Premium Beef has answered the U.S. Department of Agriculture's court documents opposing the company's motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit againstUSDA. [News Source]