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4/18/2006 7:46:00 AM
Steer Suspected Of BSE Tests Negative In Japan

TOKYO (AP)--A 20-month-old steer in northeastern Japan initially suspected of having mad cow disease has tested negative, a health official said Tuesday.

The young Holstein was slaughtered for meat last week in Fukushima prefecture and initially tested positive for the brain-wasting disease.

But further tests at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo showed the steer did not have mad cow disease, according to prefectural health official Shinichi Nakajima.

The case had caused concern because of the steer's young age. The youngest cow to have contracted the disease as of 2005 was a 20-month-old cow found in the United Kingdom in 1992, according to Japan's Food Safety Commission.

Separately, inspectors in Okayama prefecture (state), west of Tokyo, found late Monday that a 6-year-old dairy cow, intended to be slaughtered for meat, has tested positive for the disease, said health official Waichiro Kawai.

Confirmation of the results could come as early as Wednesday, Kawai said. ...............................snip

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<blockquote data-quote="flounder" data-source="post: 101223" data-attributes="member: 650">4/18/2006 7:46:00 AMSteer Suspected Of BSE Tests Negative In Japan&nbsp;TOKYO (AP)--A 20-month-old steer in northeastern Japan initially suspected of having mad cow disease has tested negative, a health official said Tuesday.&nbsp;The young Holstein was slaughtered for meat last week in Fukushima prefecture and initially tested positive for the brain-wasting disease.&nbsp;But further tests at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo showed the steer did not have mad cow disease, according to prefectural health official Shinichi Nakajima.&nbsp;The case had caused concern because of the steer&#039;s young age. The youngest cow to have contracted the disease as of 2005 was a 20-month-old cow found in the United Kingdom in 1992, according to Japan&#039;s Food Safety Commission.&nbsp;Separately, inspectors in Okayama prefecture (state), west of Tokyo, found late Monday that a 6-year-old dairy cow, intended to be slaughtered for meat, has tested positive for the disease, said health official Waichiro Kawai.&nbsp;Confirmation of the results could come as early as Wednesday, Kawai said. ...............................sniphttp://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=30298TSS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="flounder, post: 101223, member: 650"] 4/18/2006 7:46:00 AM Steer Suspected Of BSE Tests Negative In Japan TOKYO (AP)--A 20-month-old steer in northeastern Japan initially suspected of having mad cow disease has tested negative, a health official said Tuesday. The young Holstein was slaughtered for meat last week in Fukushima prefecture and initially tested positive for the brain-wasting disease. But further tests at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo showed the steer did not have mad cow disease, according to prefectural health official Shinichi Nakajima. The case had caused concern because of the steer's young age. The youngest cow to have contracted the disease as of 2005 was a 20-month-old cow found in the United Kingdom in 1992, according to Japan's Food Safety Commission. Separately, inspectors in Okayama prefecture (state), west of Tokyo, found late Monday that a 6-year-old dairy cow, intended to be slaughtered for meat, has tested positive for the disease, said health official Waichiro Kawai. Confirmation of the results could come as early as Wednesday, Kawai said. ...............................snip http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=30298 TSS [/QUOTE]

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