South Korea ends ban on beef from U.S. (Houston Chronicle) South Korea agreed to resume U.S. beef imports that had been halted over mad cow disease, clearing a key hurdle to a broader trade deal with Washington. [News Source]

Rare mad cow case reported in Canada (Gulf Times) OTTAWA: A case of mad cow disease discovered in Canada in December involves an “atypical” strain of the infection also reported in Europe, Canadian officials said. [News Source]

S. Korea Agrees To Resume U.S. Beef Imports (Washington Post) SEOUL, April 18 -- South Korea agreed to resume U.S. beef imports that had been halted over fears of mad cow disease, clearing a key hurdle to a broader trade deal with Washington just hours before the countries' leaders were to meet Friday. [News Source]

S. Korea to resume import of U.S. beef (The Washington Times) South Korea agreed to resume U.S. beef imports, which had been halted over mad cow disease,... [News Source]