South Korea To Stop Beef Imports From 1 US Slaughterhouse (CattleNetwork.com) SEOUL (AP)-- South Korea said Friday it would suspend imports of U.S. beef from a single slaughterhouse after government inspectors found a bone in a shipment, an agriculture ministry official said Friday. [News Source]

S. Korea stops some U.S. beef shipments (AP via Yahoo! News) South Korea said Friday it would suspend beef imports from a U.S. slaughterhouse after a bone was found in a shipment, a violation of a mad cow disease agreement. [News Source]

Are Deer Hunters at Risk for Wasting Disease? (Scoop.co.nz) Are Deer Hunters at Risk for Chronic Wasting Disease? Avoid shooting a deer that appears sick. Wear latex gloves when field-dressing. Avoid cutting through bones or the spinal column. [News Source]

New mad cow case in Czech Republic (AFP via Yahoo! News) A 25th suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was detected in a 72-month-old cow, from a farm in the northwest Czech Republic, veterinary authorities announced. [News Source]

Government won’t make animal ID mandatory (News 8 Austin) Ranchers won't be required to register their livestock in a nationwide database. [News Source]

Animal ID program to remain voluntary. The Bush administration is abandoning plans to make farmers and ranchers register their cows, pigs and chickens in a nationwide database intended to help limit disease outbreaks. [News Source]

Feeding deer could kill them. For the last five years, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has been monitoring chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological illness first detected in Illinois deer northeast of Rockford in 2002. [News Source]

Government won’t make animal ID mandatory (WLUC TV 6) WASHINGTON Farmers and ranchers won't be required to register their cows, pigs and chickens in a nationwide database. [News Source]

Gov’t won’t require animal ID (Provo Daily Herald) WASHINGTON -- Farmers and ranchers won't be forced to register their cows, pigs and chickens in a nationwide database aimed at helping track the outbreak of disease, the Bush administration said Wednesday. Hoping to dampen widespread opposition to the animal tracking program, the Agriculture Department has decided it should remain voluntary. [News Source]

On this day in history (CNN.com) LONDON , England (AP) -- 1499 - Perkin Warbeck, pretender to English throne, is executed. [News Source]