Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Sharp shooters to hunt for deer at zoo (Moldova.org)
Saturday December 15th 2007, 10:14 pm

Sharp shooters are expected to be patrolling the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds soon, hunting for white-tailed deer.Zoo officials hope to eliminate at least 20 deer from wooded areas, WTMJ-TV reported.Zoo director Charles Wikenhauser said his main concern is chronic wasting disease, a prion disease like mad cow disease. He fears the disease could spread from white-tailed deer to elk and moose in ... [News Source]

Sharp shooters to hunt for deer at zoo (EARTHtimes.org)
Saturday December 15th 2007, 10:10 pm

Sharp shooters are expected to be patrolling the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds soon, hunting for white-tailed deer. Zoo officials hope to eliminate at least 20 deer from wooded areas, WTMJ-TV reported. Zoo director Charles Wikenhauser said his main concern... [News Source]

Finalist for A&M president known for focus, listening skills (Austin American-Statesman)
Saturday December 15th 2007, 10:08 pm

Elsa Murano would be first woman, first Hispanic to lead Aggies. Elsa Murano was 14 years old and spoke no English when her family settled in Miami. [News Source]

Sharp shooters to hunt for deer at zoo (UPI)
Saturday December 15th 2007, 9:57 pm

Sharp shooters are expected to be patrolling the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds soon, hunting for white-tailed deer. [News Source]

Milk with Dutch fat linked to BSE (The Japan Times)
Saturday December 15th 2007, 6:43 pm

Alternative milk containing Dutch-made fat may have caused mad cow disease in Japan, the farm ministry said in an investigative report released Friday. Read more ... [News Source]

Auction yards fight Canadian border cattle rule (Rapid City Journal)
Saturday December 15th 2007, 5:44 am

Five South Dakota auction yards recently hosted fundraisers that generated more than $50,000 to support a legal battle to stop older Canadian cattle from coming into the United States. [News Source]