USDA rejects decision over mad-cow tests (The Wichita Eagle) The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture tests less than 1 percent of slaughtered cows for the disease, which can be fatal to humans who eat tainted beef. But Arkansas City-based Creekstone Farms Premium Beef wants to test all of its cows. Larger meat companies feared that move ... [News Source]