New case of Mad Cow disease found in Canada
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Monday, January 23, 2006
A cow in the Province Alberta, Canada, has tested positive for Mad Cow disease, said Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials on Monday.
Officials also stated that the six-year-old cross-bred cow did not make it into the human or animal feed chain.
"Last evening the...laboratory for BSE located in Winnipeg confirmed the presence of BSE in a cross-bred cow born and raised in Alberta," said CFIA chief veterinarian Brian Evans. "The animal was detected on the farm where it was born and no part of this animal entered the food for human consumption or feed for animal consumption purposes."
It is the fourth case to turn up in Canada since 2003.
Evans also stated that it is too early to tell whether or not export markets would ban Canadian cows and beef.
The United States has seen two cases of Mad Cow disease. The first was discovered in December of 2003 in the state of Washington. Officials later linked this case to Canada because the cow was born on a farm in Alberta. The second infected cow was discovered in Texas in 2005. The later case was diagnosed in England after earlier samples tested had shown conflicting results.
Sources
- "New mad cow case confirmed". CBC News, January 23, 2006
- "Canada finds new case of mad cow disease". REUTERS, January 23, 2006
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