Latest Mad Cow Disease News

School Districts That Got Recalled Beef Are Listed (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 11:40 pm

The Department of Agriculture released a list of all districts nationwide that received beef included in a recall of meat from a California slaughterhouse. [News Source]

Canada helps resolve fib that could have thwarted cattle shipments to Mexico (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 9:31 pm

OTTAWA - The federal government says it has helped resolve a problem that could have thwarted the renewed shipment of Canadian breeding cattle through the U.S. to Mexico. [News Source]

Texas cattle to begin entering Mexico after 4-year ban (KXAN 36 Austin)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 7:56 pm

AUSTIN (AP) -- Texas breeding cattle on Friday will be able to cross into Mexico for the first time in more than four years. An agreement between the U.S. and Mexico restores a market worth more than $80 million to cattle raisers in Texas, the nation's largest producer of cattle. [News Source]

Agency Lists School Districts That Got Recalled Beef (New York Times)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 7:46 pm

The Department of Agriculture Thursday released a list of all districts nationwide that received beef included in a recall of meat from a California slaughterhouse. [News Source]

Texas cattle to begin entering Mexico after 4-year ban (KLTV 7 Tyler)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 7:19 pm

Associated Press - March 27, 2008 7:05 PM ET AUSTIN (AP) - Texas breeding cattle tomorrow will be able to cross into Mexico for the first time in more than four years. [News Source]

Texas cattle to begin entering Mexico after 4-year ban (KXAN 36 Austin)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 7:11 pm

AUSTIN (AP) - Texas breeding cattle tomorrow will be able to cross into Mexico for the first time in more than four years. An agreement between the U.S. and Mexico restores a market worth more than $80 million to cattle raisers in Texas -- the nation's largest producer of cattle. [News Source]

Texas cattle to begin entering Mexico after 4-year ban (KXXV Waco)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 7:08 pm

Associated Press - March 27, 2008 7:05 PM ET AUSTIN (AP) - Texas breeding cattle tomorrow will be able to cross into Mexico for the first time in more than four years. [News Source]

Texas cattle to begin entering Mexico after 4-year ban (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 7:07 pm

AUSTIN -- Texas breeding cattle will be able to cross into Mexico for the first time in more than four years Friday. An agreement between the U.S. [News Source]

Prions picked up by tuning fork detector (Nature)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 2:46 pm

Tiny resonators might make for quick and early prion tests. [News Source]

USDA beef recall creates challenge (Tri-State Neighbor)
Thursday March 27th 2008, 1:54 pm

Bo Reagan concedes the beef industry is facing a huge challenge after the USDA recalled 143 million pounds of meat produced at a California plant. [News Source]