Tyson Foods’ Exports Helped By Weaker Dollar (The Morning News) The decline of the dollar could fuel international exports and bolster the coffers of global companies like Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. [News Source]

Taiwan suspends Greeley beef shipments (Greeley Tribune) Beef shipments from the JBS-Swift plant in Greeley have been suspended by the government in Taiwan. [News Source]

Levels of prion protein in brain may not be reliable marker for disease (PhysOrg) Rapid diagnostic testing used to check for the presence of prion diseases such as “mad cow disease” might fail to identify some highly infectious samples, researchers have found. Currently, scanning beef or other meat products for possible prion infection involves sampling brain tissue from the animal for abnormally folded prion protein, also called PrP; this form of PrP, which is sticky and ... [News Source]

Levels of prion protein in brain may not be reliable marker for disease (EurekAlert!) Rapid diagnostic testing used to check for the presence of prion diseases such as “mad cow disease” might fail to identify some highly infectious samples, researchers have found. [News Source]

Taiwan suspends Greeley beef shipments (Greeley Tribune) Beef shipments from the JBS-Swift plant in Greeley have been suspended by the government in Taiwan. [News Source]

Cattlemen welcome news of U.S. border reopening. After more than 4 years of restricted trade following a mad-cow disease scare and an estimated loss of more than $1.7 billion, Canadian producers are welcoming this month's reopening of the U.S. border to older live Canadian cattle and their meat products. [News Source]

Premise registration continues on plan (Iowa Farmer) Editor’s note: On Nov.. 22, the Bush administration pledged not to make a planned National Animal Identification System mandatory. However, that has not derailed movement toward a voluntary tracking system. [News Source]

State’s deer being tested for sickness (Altoona Mirror) HUNTINGDON - A group of hunters in Pennsylvania hope they don't find what they are looking for. They are not armed with guns, but with scalpels, as they test for Chronic Wasting Disease. [News Source]