U.S. decision on Canadian beef ‘good news’ for the industry: minister (Canadian Business) The Canadian Press September 19, 2007 - 2:21 p.m. OTTAWA - Canada's agriculture minister says last week's decision by Washington to open the border to Canadian beef imports is good news for an industry plagued by the costly stigma of mad-cow disease. [News Source]

Uganda: Ban On Animal Imports Affects Livestock Industry (AllAfrica.com) THE ban on the importation of breeding animals and shortage of liquid nitrogen following the outbreak of the mad cow disease about 10 years ago, has undermined artificial insemination. [News Source]