Latest case of BSE in Alberta won’t help according to experts (AM770 CHQR) The president of Canada Beef Export Federation says the country's 17th case of mad cow disease has not affected markets. The beef cow was born in 2004 in Alberta, and the fatal degenerative brain disease was confirmed on Feb. 25. Ted Haney says no markets have closed its doors due to this latest case, but it will delay Canada's move into a better status with the World Organisation for Animal ... [News Source]

Customer Service (Brandon Sun) EDMONTON - The president of Canada Beef Export Federation says the country's 17th case of mad cow disease has not affected markets. The beef cow was born in 2004 in Alberta, and the fatal degenerative brain disease was confirmed on Feb. 25. [News Source]

17th case of mad cow disease delays Canada’s movement into better risk status (Kitchener - Waterloo Record) EDMONTON - The president of Canada Beef Export Federation says the country's 17th case of mad cow disease has not affected markets. [News Source]

Mad Cow Disease Case Hidden For Weeks By Canadian and U.S. Agencies (The Huffington Post) What's Your Reaction? On February 25, 2010, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed a recent case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as Mad Cow Disease , in a 72 month-old cow. [News Source]

Government says BSE cow kept out of food supply (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Alberta beef cow that is Canada's most recent case of mad cow disease was found dead on a farm and was destroyed without entering food or animal feed supplies, a spokesman with the Canadian government said on Thursday. [News Source]

Anger at beef import delay. The US and the European Union have reacted with concern and surprise to the Rudd government's decision to delay for at least two years the importation of beef from countries exposed to mad cow disease. [News Source]

Canada mad cow case delays OIE status change. Canada has confirmed its 17th case of mad cow disease – a finding that will delay any upgrade to its international risk status by one year, a top industry official said on Wednesday. [News Source]