US to ban slaughter of cattle too sick to walk. Cattle too sick or injured to walk will be banned from entering US slaughterhouses, the Agriculture Department said on Tuesday, a change that comes months after the largest meat recall in American history. [News Source]

New ag rule closing downer cow slaughter exception. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced Tuesday a total ban on the slaughter at meat plants of cows too sick or weak to stand. [News Source]

New case of mad cow disease discovered in Netherlands. A fresh case of mad cow disease has been discovered in northern Netherlands in the Drenthe province, it was reported. [News Source]

U.S. moves to prohibit beef from sick or injured cows. The USDA proposed banning from the food supply all cows that are too sick or injured to walk, ending an exemption that allowed the animals into the food supply if a government veterinarian deemed it fit for slaughter. [News Source]