Cargill recalls contaminated Canadian cattle feed (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Cargill Ltd. has recalled feed from about 100 Canadian farms because it may contain trace amounts of an ingredient banned to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, the company said on Saturday. [News Source]

Tweak waste plan, panel tells lab. An independent panel on Friday suggested changes in the way the National Animal Disease Center treats its sewage to protect Ames residents from exposure to mad cow and related diseases. [News Source]

Panel suggests changes at animal disease lab. An independent panel today suggested changes in the way the National Animal Disease Center treats its sewage to protect Ames residents from exposure to mad cow and related diseases. [News Source]

Mad sheep. In 2001, the USDA seized and slaughtered a flock of sheep that belonged to a Vermont farming family. The government thought the sheep might be infected with a strain of Mad Cow Disease, but the Faillace family accused the USDA of shoddy science. [News Source]