U.S. Investigates Possible Mad Cow Case

flounder · Rancher Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 1932 Location: TEXAS

Subject: U.S. Investigates Possible Mad Cow Case
Date: March 11, 2006 at 2:41 pm PST

U.S. Investigates Possible Mad Cow Case
03.11.2006, 05:47 PM

The Agriculture Department is investigating a possible case of mad cow disease, the agency's chief veterinarian said Saturday.

A routine test indicated the possible presence of mad cow disease, said John Clifford, the USDA official.

The department is conducting more detailed tests at its laboratory in Ames, Iowa, and should have results in four to seven days.

"This inconclusive result does not mean we have found a new case of BSE," Clifford said, giving the abbreviation for the disease's formal name, bovine fungiform encephalopathy.

"Inconclusive results are a normal component of most screening tests, which are designed to be extremely sensitive," he added in a statement.

The cow did not enter the human or animal food chain, Clifford said.

In humans, eating meat products contaminated with mad cow disease has been linked to more than 150 deaths worldwide from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare and fatal nerve disease.

A majority of the deaths were in Britain, where there was an outbreak of mad cow disease that started in the mid-1980s.

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http://www.forbes.com/business/businesstech/feeds/ap/2006/03/11/ap2588004.html

TSS

rkaiser · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject:

And the beat goes on-----and the beat goes oooooonnnnn.

Canadian side - chances are it's a positive - American side ---- who knows? The biggest joke in the history of the world. Laughing

BSEconomics - the thinking caps will be on tonight. What can be gained?
How much more can we milk this cow? Laughing

But hold on Randy - this is serious stuff!!!!

- Balderdash -

flounder · Rancher Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 1932 Location: TEXAS

wonder how long johanns/dehaven et al will let this sample sit around before confirmation, another 4 to 8 months, and IF the proper testing protocol will be followed??? I hope the Honorable Phyllis Fong has her eyes and ears opened on this one, cause if not for her, the last one would have never ever been confirmed. ...TSS

Mike · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject:

Clifford:

Oldtimer · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:21 pm Post subject:

Manitoba_Rancher · Rancher Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 2119 Location: Canada

This isnt good for either Canada or the USA. Does anyone know where in the US this animal is from? We heard Idaho but who knows. Confused

cowzilla · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject:

bse-tester · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: Incoclusive Results

Mike · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject:

They are always announced before or during the weekend, so that the big players can get their ducks in a row before Monday morning when the markets open.

Tam · Rancher Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 5216 Location: Sask

Hey Oldtimer did you copy and paste this one on all the other sites you visit or are you just going to way until the results are in? Wink

Oldtimer · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Incoclusive Results

Oldtimer · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject:

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