The Billings Outpost (Billings Outpost) An article on country-of-origin labeling in the Nov. 16 Outpost contained this sentence regarding so-called “mad cow” disease (BSE): “The only cattle in the United States found to have BSE hailed from Canada.” [News Source]

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

U.S. protests Korea’s beef rejection. The United States strongly protested South Korea's decision not to accept the first shipment of its beef since it lifted a three-year import ban. [News Source]

Agriculture secretary criticizes South Korea for rejecting U.S. beef shipment. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns criticized South Korea for halting beef shipments from a U.S. meatpacker, saying authorities there had "invented" a standard for imports. [News Source]

Two cows were talking in the field. One cow: (The Telegraph) Have you heard about the Mad Cow disease?... | Read.. I scream, you scream, we all love ice cream. Don’t we? And guess what? Ice ... | Read.. [News Source]