Industry To Study Cost Of Reducing Mad Cow Risk
AUSTRALIA - The meat industry is commissioning a study to investigate how much it would cost to remove all BSE-risk material from beef in the human and livestock food chains.

Animal-based fertilisers threaten BSE status: vet
AUSTRALIA - Tasmania's chief vet says Australia's status as being free of mad cow disease (BSE) could be threatened by the indiscriminate use of animal-based pasture fertilisers. A number of cattle deaths from botulism in Tasmania have been attributed...

Australian Government Wants To Change BSE Rules
AUSTRALIA - The Australian government wants to change domestic food safety regulations covering the highly unlikely event that a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, is discovered locally, Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran...

Australian Government Wants To Change BSE Rules
AUSTRALIA - The Australian government wants to change domestic food safety regulations covering the highly unlikely event that a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, is discovered locally, Agriculture Minister Peter...

Policy change could see meat from BSE countries here
AUSTRALIA - Beef from countries affected by mad cow disease (BSE) could be allowed into Australia under changes being considered to Federal Government policy. The beef industry has been pushing for changes to domestic policy that requires all beef to...

Policy change could see meat from BSE countries here
AUSTRALIA - Beef from countries affected by mad cow disease (BSE) could be allowed into Australia under changes being considered to Federal Government policy. The beef industry has been pushing for changes to domestic policy that requires all...

Govt could relax mad cow policy
AUSTRALIA - The federal government is considering watering down its tough policy on mad cow disease in a change that could allow the first beef imports from disease-affected countries. The move would also relax domestic consumption rules in the event...

Govt could relax mad cow policy
AUSTRALIA - The federal government is considering watering down its tough policy on mad cow disease in a change that could allow the first beef imports from disease-affected countries. The move would also relax domestic consumption rules in...

Japan urged to end US beef restrictions
AUSTRALIA - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) says a ban on stock feed thought to cause mad cow disease is working and Japan now has no reason to continue restrictions on American beef. Source: Optusnet.com.au

US BSE Case Mightn't Hit Australian Beef - CCA
AUSTRALIA - Beef exports from Australia mightn't be much affected by the discovery of a second case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, in the U.S., Bill Bray, president of the Cattle Council of Australia said Monday. However, the...

US BSE Case Mightn't Hit Australian Beef - CCA
AUSTRALIA - Beef exports from Australia mightn't be much affected by the discovery of a second case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, in the U.S., Bill Bray, president of the Cattle Council of Australia said Monday. However, the...

Beef producers reap benefit of live exports and BSE
AUSTRALIA - A new survey of beef producers shows the introduction of live cattle exports and America's BSE crisis have helped improve their financial performance. ABARE surveyed 1,100 producers, with an average herd size of 1,400 cattle. Japan's decision...

Beef producers reap benefit of live exports and BSE
AUSTRALIA - A new survey of beef producers shows the introduction of live cattle exports and America's BSE crisis have helped improve their financial performance. ABARE surveyed 1,100 producers, with an average herd size of 1,400 cattle. Japan's decision...

Healthy Exports
AUSTRALIA - Australia continues to fill the gap in the Japanese market left by the absence of U.S. beef. Exports of Australian beef to Japan were again strong in October, reaching a record 35,610 metric tons shipped during the month, according to...

Taiwan and Korea yet to decide on US beef
AUSTRALIA - Two of Australia's key beef customers are yet to decide whether to resume imports of US beef. Korea and Taiwan were visited by officials from the US Department of Agriculture last week, but no formal agreements have been announced. Source:...

State move to enforce cattle tags
AUSTRALIA - Queensland's herd of 10 million cattle will have to be fitted with electronic tracking devices from mid-2007. But the State Government has agreed to a phase-in approach that allows graziers time to adopt new management plans and meet the...

Mad cow starts an export stampede
AUSTRALIA - The outlook for the Australian beef industry is strong despite persistent drought and a rising dollar, according to the mid-year cattle update from Meat and Livestock Australia. MLA chief analyst Peter Weeks said beef and cattle prices were...

Australia mad cow disease-free: EU
AUSTRALIA - The European Union has given Australia the highest status of freedom from mad cow disease, Agriculture Minister Warren Truss says. Mr Truss said the European Food Safety Authority had confirmed Australian cattle were highly unlikely to be...

Japan's ban on US beef looks set to continue
AUSTRALIA - Meat and Livestock Australia says it is not expecting Japan's ban on United States beef to be lifted before August. Source: ABConline

New system set to secure the future for beef producers
AUSTRALIA - A new National Livestock Identification System will take effect from July 1. The introduction of the national system to replace the current identification scheme is designed to provide a whole-of-life traceability scheme for Australian cattle....