Japan Confirms Nation’s 32nd BSE Case in Hokkaido Cow (Bloomberg.com) Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's health ministry yesterday confirmed the country's 32nd case of mad cow disease in an animal in the northern island of Hokkaido. [News Source]

Tri-State Neighbor (Tri-State Neighbor) Do genes affect bovine spongiform encephalopathy - also known as BSE or “mad cow” disease? Are some cattle more susceptible than others? [News Source]

USDA tells ranchers non-corn ethanol a priority. US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns assured US cattle producers on Friday that the government will work hard to encourage other ways of making ethanol to give them relief from high corn prices. [News Source]

Japan confirms 32nd mad cow case (INQ7.net) TOKYO -- Japan confirmed its 32nd case of mad cow disease Monday, extending its record as the only Asian country to have verified the brain-wasting disease in its herd. [News Source]

Japan confirms 32nd mad cow case (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japan has confirmed its 32nd case of mad cow disease, extending its record as the only Asian country to have verified the brain-wasting disease in its herd. [News Source]

Japan confirms 32nd mad cow case (INQ7.net) TOKYO -- Japan confirmed its 32nd case of mad cow disease Monday, extending its record as the only Asian country to have verified the brain-wasting disease in its herd. [News Source]

Study finds possible virus link to mad cow disease (Lexington Herald-Leader) Mad cow disease and other related brain disorders might be caused by a virus and not the misshapen proteins, known as prions, that scientists think are responsible, according to a study published last week. [News Source]