Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Heifer slaughtered in Nebraska from a herd with infected bull (Lincoln Journal Star)
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 6:25 pm

WASHINGTON — A heifer imported into the United States in 2002 and probably consumed was born in the same Canadian herd as a bull diagnosed in February with mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday. [News Source]

GeneThera Announces Another Case of Mad Cow (RedNova)
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 6:19 pm

GeneThera, Inc. (OTCBB: GTHA) announced today that a female cow imported into the United States in 2002 was born in the same Canadian herd as a bull diagnosed in February with Mad Cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday. [News Source]

GeneThera Announces Another Case of Mad Cow (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 3:28 pm

GeneThera, Inc. announced today that a female cow imported into the United States in 2002 was born in the same Canadian herd as a bull diagnosed in February with Mad Cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday. [News Source]

Nebraska Slaughterhouse Faces Fines (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 1:22 pm

Four months after beef from a Hastings slaughterhouse was rejected in South Korea over fears of mad cow disease, the slaughterhouse owner faces $180,900 in fines related to 37 alleged safety and health violations. [News Source]

GeneThera Developing Marketing Plan For Mad Cow Testing (CattleNetwork.com)
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 12:47 pm

WHEAT RIDGE, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 11, 2007 -- GeneThera, Inc. (OTCBB: GTHA ) announced today it is developing a comprehensive marketing program for its Mad Cow testing kit for use within the United States. [News Source]

Cow sent to U.S. was with infected cow.
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 12:00 pm

A heifer imported into the United States in 2002 was born in the same Canadian herd as a bull diagnosed in February with mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday. [News Source]

Hastings slaughterhouse faces fines for alleged safety violations.
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 12:00 pm

Four months after beef from a slaughterhouse here was banned in South Korea over fears of mad cow disease, the slaughterhouse owner faces $180,900 in fines related to 37 alleged safety and health violations. [News Source]

S. Korea submits assessment on OIE’s U.S. mad cow risk report.
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 12:00 pm

South Korea has submitted its views on the mad cow risk assessment report that will be formally released by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in late May, the government said Tuesday. [News Source]

GeneThera Developing Marketing Plan for Mad Cow Testing (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 9:00 am

GeneThera, Inc. announced today it is developing a comprehensive marketing program for its Mad Cow testing kit for use within the United States. The marketing campaign will be designed to build brand awareness with the ranchers and slaughterhouses as well as reinforce the need for to test all cattle for Mad Cow. The United States slaughters approximately 35 million cattle per year. [News Source]

Slaughterhouse faces fines for alleged safety violations (Lincoln Journal Star)
Wednesday April 11th 2007, 1:56 am

Four months after beef from a Hastings slaughterhouse was rejected in South Korea over fears of mad cow disease, the slaughterhouse owner faces $180,900 in fines related to 37 alleged safety and health violations. [News Source]