USDA Wants Science-Based BSE TestsUSDA Wants Science-Based BSE Tests
US - For a second time in as many years USDA denied Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC, a privately owned producer and processor, the authority to test company-owned cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), company officials told DTN. Creekstone...

Latest suspected US case of BSE comes up negative
US - What looked like the possible third case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States has now been confirmed as a false alarm, leaving the number of domestic cattle infected with the disease at two, with one of those being Canadian-born. Source:...

US cow cleared of BSE
US - The United States does not have a third case of mad cow disease, according to just released test results. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) says its own lab and one in Weybridge, England, have gotten negative test results for a suspect US...

US has first native BSE case
US - A 12-year-old, Brahma-cross cow from a commercial operation in Texas is the first domestic case of BSE in the U.S., USDA said June 24. The downer cow spent its whole life in Texas and was discovered at a pet food plant in Waco. USDA won't name...

USDA to run more tests in possible BSE case
US - Federal officials said yesterday that testing of a 12-year-old cow yielded possible signs of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and that further tests are being conducted to clarify whether the disease was present. Source: Cidrap

US finds third possible BSE case
US - The United States is looking into a possible third case of mad cow disease, the country's agriculture department says. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting further tests on the animal, said the department's chief veterinarian, John...

Appeals court rules judge erred in keeping Canadian cattle out after mad cow scare
US - A federal judge overstated the potential harm of allowing limited shipments of Canadian cattle into the United States after mad cow disease was found in Canada, an appeals court panel concluded in documents released Monday. Source: azcent...

Farmers more concerned about dry conditions than BSE
US - Market prices for cattle are strong despite drought situations in parts of Texas and the announcement June 29 that a Texas cow had tested positive for BSE. “Everybody is very concerned about the drought going on. That’s the topic of conversation...

Lessons from the great beef war
US - The reopening of the American border to live Canadian cattle may be good news for some in Canada, but it begs the question — what have we learned from this entire process? Have we finally learned that American interests can pretty much do what...

Penn State scientists say BSE testing not perfect, but effective
US - As the U.S. Department of Agriculture investigates the origins of a recently confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow disease" in Texas - the second case discovered on American soil * some observers have raised questions about...

U.S. government seeks to overturn court ban on Canadian cattle imports
US - A U.S. government lawyer slammed an American ranching group Wednesday for using questionable scientific reasoning to justify a continued ban on Canadian cattle imports. "Their risk assessment assumes everything goes wrong," Mark Stern, acting for...

Jolley: Harkin hits Johanns on the BSE issue
US - As the politics behind BSE continue to grow and fester, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, posed four questions in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. Harkin’s good friend Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minnesota, wants to take it a step farther. He’s...

USDA and HHS Urged to Strengthen BSE Protections
US - R-CALF USA today sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt urging the agency leaders to immediately strengthen U.S. protection measures against bovine spongiform encephalopathy...

Possible New Case Of Mad Cow Disease Discovered
Washington D.C. - According to the Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns there could be a second case of mad cow disease in the U.S. Source: All Headline News

US To Reach Regional BSE Survey Goals By End July
WASHINGTON - -The U.S. Department of Agriculture is on track to reach all of its regional testing goals throughout the U.S. for bovine spongiform encephalopathy by the end of July, a senior U.S. government official said Tuesday. Source: Catt...

Feds want to test former herd mates of infected cow
US - The federal government is looking for some former herd mates of a Texas cow infected with "mad cow" disease, planning to test them for the fatal brain-wasting disease. Source: Sacramento Bee

China works with US to reopen beef trade
WASHINGTON - China has promised to work with the US Department of Agriculture toward reopening its market for American beef, US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Monday. China agreed to send a technical team to the United States in October,...

Agriculture Department Lifts Hold From Texas Ranch
US - A hold was removed Monday from the Texas ranch that housed a cow infected with mad cow disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Source: The Dallas Morning News

All cows from herd with one mad cow test negative
US - Thirty-eight more cattle from a Texas ranch tested negative for mad cow disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported today. The 38 animals were from the same ranch and herd as the Texas beef cow recently confirmed to have mad cow disease....

USDA bungles mad cow case
US - If you've seen grim videos from the British countryside showing a cow in the final stages of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, it's a safe bet you want nothing to do with mad cow disease. The animals can't stay upright, but they continue to try....