Mad cow proposal worries farmers. Some farmers in Kentucky, which has more beef cattle than any other state east of the Mississippi River, are concerned about a proposed federal regulation that would prevent rendering many cow brains and spines into animal food. [News Source]

Scientists warn of first ever case of human mad cow disease from blood plasma. The man was one of thousands of haemophiliacs who received blood plasma transfusions in the years before strict controls were brought in to eliminate the spread of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. [News Source]

USDA puts employees on leave amid drug allegations (AG Weekly) DES MOINES, Iowa - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has placed 19 employees at a laboratory campus in central Iowa on paid leave after allegations that some used veterinary credentials to purchase low-cost medications for human use. [News Source]

Mad cow proposal worries farmers (Louisville Courier-Journal) Some farmers in Kentucky, which has more beef cattle than any other state east of the Mississippi River, are concerned about a proposed federal regulation that would prevent rendering many cow brains and spines into animal food. [News Source]

The Fives: Wrongly convicted cows, bruising bulls and computer generated bovines make it big (Rapid City Journal) The Black Hills Stock Show is in town, opening with some horse events today out at the fairgrounds and springing to life Friday at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. In honor of what we at the Journal call the "Cowboy Rally," I dedicate today's column to the stock show and it's lifeblood, cows. [News Source]