Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Japan confirms 30th case of mad cow disease (Japan Today)
Monday November 13th 2006, 2:11 pm

SAPPORO — The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Monday that a dairy cow which died earlier this month in Hokkaido has tested positive for mad cow disease, making it the 30th case of BSE in Japan. [News Source]

Japan Confirms 30th Mad Cow Case (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday November 13th 2006, 12:25 pm

Japan's Agriculture Ministry said Monday it confirmed the country's 30th case of mad cow disease. Tests on the 5-year-old dairy cow performed at the National Institute of Animal Health confirmed that the cow, which died at a ranch on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, was infected with the fatal illness. [News Source]

Japan confirms 30th mad cow case (AP via Yahoo! News)
Monday November 13th 2006, 12:25 pm

Japan's Agriculture Ministry said Monday it confirmed the country's 30th case of mad cow disease. [News Source]

S. Korea mulling inspections of all U.S. beef imports
Monday November 13th 2006, 12:00 pm

South Korea is considering whether to inspect all imported U.S. beef to alleviate health concerns. [News Source]

Japan’s farm ministry confirms country’s 30th case of mad cow disease.
Monday November 13th 2006, 12:00 pm

Japan's Agriculture Ministry said Monday it confirmed that a cow from northern Japan had the country's 30th case of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Japan confirms 30th mad cow case (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Monday November 13th 2006, 11:37 am

Japan has confirmed its 30th case of mad cow disease, three months after resuming imports of US beef that had been blocked due to concerns over the brain-wasting illness. [News Source]

BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer)
Monday November 13th 2006, 11:23 am

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]

Uganda: Mad Cow Ban Affecting Local Dairy Imports (AllAfrica.com)
Monday November 13th 2006, 11:00 am

THE Chief Executive of FARM Africa, Dr Christie Peacock, has urged the government to lift a ban on livestock imports from Britain to enable farmers secure breeding stocks and boost the livestock industry in Uganda. [News Source]

Japan Confirms 30th Mad Cow Disease Case (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday November 13th 2006, 8:31 am

Japan's Agriculture Ministry said Monday it confirmed that a cow from northern Japan had the country's 30th case of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Japan confirms 30th cow tested positive for mad cow disease (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
Monday November 13th 2006, 6:50 am

_ The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Monday that a dairy cow which died earlier this month in Hokkaido has tested positive for mad cow disease, making it the 30th case of BSE in Japan. [News Source]