Scotland to U.S.: Please accept our offal exports (MSNBC) It truly takes guts to seal this deal: Scotland wants the United States to lift its ban on haggis, hoping to boost sales of the country's sheep-stomach-based national dish. [News Source]

Opening border heightens disease risk to U.S. cattle, consumers (AG Weekly) USDA’s mandate is to prevent BSE from entering the United States, but the first thing the agency said (when announcing) this rule is designed to normalize cattle trade with Canada. [News Source]

Time to consider ‘the rest of the story’ on biolab. Bio-Safety Level 4 biodefense labs are high-containment facilities where research is conducted on lethal pathogens for which there is no known cure or remedy. [News Source]

Trexler preserve aims to protect elk. Lehigh County is required to increase the height of the fences encircling the elk enclosure at Trexler Nature Preserve to prevent the animals from being sickened with chronic wasting by intruding deer. [News Source]

The Blood Donor (The Sentinel) Prodding Ardis Featherman’s arm with her finger, Megan Bettinger looks for that perfect vein n the one that will yield a pint of blood quickly and with little discomfort to the woman in front of her. [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]

Higher fence in the works at game preserve (The Express-Times) The elk herd at Trexler Game Preserve will get a higher fence meant to keep out company under a proposal that was expected to gain Lehigh County Commissioners' approval Wednesday night. [News Source]