rancher said:They also never found all the UK cattle in 1993 like Canada did
How many of the ones you found tested positive for BSE?
Silver said:rancher said:They also never found all the UK cattle in 1993 like Canada did
How many of the ones you found tested positive for BSE?
Well, the first one did. I can't remember how many there were in that group that was imported. I think it may have been around 50 or 60, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. And it seems to me the US imported slightly more at the same time. I believe the US traced about 1/2 of them back. But it would seem logical that if 1% of ours were infected, then 1% of the ones the US imported would have been infected and never found. Its a lot of 'ifs', but it seems like this whole debate is based on 'ifs'.
Mike said:Silver said:rancher said:They also never found all the UK cattle in 1993 like Canada did
How many of the ones you found tested positive for BSE?
Well, the first one did. I can't remember how many there were in that group that was imported. I think it may have been around 50 or 60, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. And it seems to me the US imported slightly more at the same time. I believe the US traced about 1/2 of them back. But it would seem logical that if 1% of ours were infected, then 1% of the ones the US imported would have been infected and never found. Its a lot of 'ifs', but it seems like this whole debate is based on 'ifs'.
I disagree Silver, Canada imported from the UK two years after the last US imports. All these cattle, there AND here, were registered and easy to trace because of breed association records. I read not too long ago that research is being done on the last of the living cattle imported from UK.
Mike said:http://hill.beef.org/newview.asp?DocumentID=5846
Tam, here is the info about USA imported cattle. Unless you don't believe anything written by Americans.
Excerpt:"Q: Weren't there a number of animals imported from the UK?
Yes, prior to the ban on UK ruminant animals and products in 1989. The USDA traced 496 head of cattle from Great Britain that were imported to the US between 1981 and 1989. No signs of BSE or positive test results were found in these animals. The four animals in Vermont are the only UK imports remaining alive."
Another excerpt from the APHIS site:
Between 1981 and 1989, 334 cattle were imported from the United Kingdom and 162 from the Republic of Ireland. These imports have been traced, and there are only 3 cattle still alive in the United States (as of November 2001). These animals have been under quarantine since April 1996. APHIS is currently attempting to purchase these cattle for diagnostic purposes. In July 1989, the importation of live ruminants from the United Kingdom was banned.
In addition, 5 head of cattle imported from other countries in Europe in 1996 remain under quarantine. APHIS, in cooperation with the States and industry, continues to purchase these animals for diagnostic purposes. No evidence of BSE has been found in any of these imported animals.
I disagree Silver, Canada imported from the UK two years after the last US imports. All these cattle, there AND here, were registered and easy to trace because of breed association records. I read not too long ago that research is being done on the last of the living cattle imported from UK.