Few ranchers rushed to border. Few Alberta ranchers took advantage of the reopening yesterday of the U.S. border to older, live Canadian cattle and their meat products. [News Source]

Older Canadian cattle back in U.S. food chain. The Department of Agriculture began to allow the importation of older Canadian cattle into the U.S. on Monday for the first time in more than four years, marking a final rollback of trade restrictions imposed after the 2003 discovery of mad cow disease in Canada. [News Source]

U.S. cattle group has beef with Canadian imports (The World) YAKIMA, Wash. — Canadian cattle over 30 months of age will be allowed into the U.S. market starting today, despite criticism from some domestic ranchers worried about mad cow disease. [News Source]

Limit lifted on Canadian cows (Honolulu Advertiser) WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture began to allow the importation of older Canadian cattle into the U.S. yesterday for the first time in more than four years, marking a final rollback of trade restrictions imposed after the 2003 discovery of mad cow disease in Canada. [News Source]

Prion fingerprints detected with glowing molecule (uniprotokolle) An effective and sensitive new method for detecting and characterizing prions, the infectious compounds behind diseases like mad cow disease, is now being launched by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden, among other institutions. [News Source]

Older Canadian cattle start to come across border (Rapid City Journal) Older cattle from Canada began moving across the border into the United States on Monday, despite last-minute court appeals by some U.S. cattle groups and ranchers concerned about mad cow disease in Canada. [News Source]

USDA reopens U.S. border to older Canadian cattle (The Wichita Eagle) The Department of Agriculture began to allow the importation of older Canadian cattle into the United States on Monday for the first time in more than four years, marking a final rollback of trade restrictions imposed after the 2003 discovery of mad cow disease in Canada. The change, while subtle, means that cattle up to eight years old may enter the United States for sale, slaughter or ... [News Source]

Gate opened to older Canadian cattle (Houston Chronicle) Canadian cattle over 30 months of age are now allowed into the U.S. market, despite criticism from some domestic ranchers worried about mad cow disease. [News Source]