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BSE CONFIRMED IN ALBERTA August 23, 2006

flounder

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Latest Information (as of August 23, 2006 - 12:00 EST)
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was today confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in a mature beef cow from Alberta. No part of the animal’s carcass entered the human food or animal feed systems.
Preliminary information provided by the owner and an examination conducted by a private veterinarian estimate the animal’s age was between eight and ten years of age. Based on this range, exposure to the BSE agent likely occurred either before the feed ban’s introduction or during its early implementation.
A CFIA investigation is underway to locate the positive animal’s birth farm.
As has been done previously, the CFIA will conduct a complete epidemiological review of this case, the results of which will be made public.


http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/bseesb/situatione.shtml




BSE CONFIRMED IN ALBERTA
OTTAWA, August 23, 2006 - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was today confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in a mature beef cow from Alberta. No part of the animal’s carcass entered the human food or animal feed systems.

Preliminary information provided by the owner and an examination conducted by a private veterinarian estimate the animal’s age was between eight and ten years of age. Based on this range, exposure to the BSE agent likely occurred either before the feed ban’s introduction or during its early implementation. The estimated age of this animal is consistent with those of previous Canadian cases and exposure to a very low level of BSE infectivity.

A CFIA investigation is underway to locate the positive animal’s birth farm. This information, if determined, will serve to definitively verify the animal’s age as well as help identify herdmates of interest and potential sources of contaminated feed. As has been done previously, the CFIA will conduct a complete epidemiological review of this case, the results of which will be made public.

The national BSE surveillance program continues to demonstrate its capacity to effectively detect periodic BSE cases as Canada progresses toward the eradication of the disease. All cases confirmed in Canada have been identified through the program, which, since 2003, has tested more than 117,500 cattle from the highest risk populations.

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For information:

CFIA Media relations: (613) 228-6682



http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/2006/20060823e.shtml



TSS


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Subject: CFIA Testing Inconclusive Potential Canadian BSE Sample
Date: August 22, 2006 at 8:00 pm PST
8/22/2006 6:28:00 PM


CFIA Testing Inconclusive Potential Canadian BSE Sample


WINNIPEG (Dow Jones)--The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is currently running tests on an inconclusive sample from a mature Canadian animal, that may or may not prove to be the country's latest case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or mad cow disease, a CFIA spokesman confirmed late Tuesday.


CFIA media relations officer Alain Charette confirmed that a sample coming from a mature animal had been tested in a provincial lab. The provincial tests came back inconclusive for BSE, so the sample has been sent on to the CFIA for further testing, he said.


The testing is ongoing, and Charette said the CFIA will make an announcement once the final results are known. The length of time to conduct the test will depend on the quality of the sample, and could take anywhere from 48 hours to many days, he said.


Charette couldn't provide any further details regarding the animal in question or the province it came from.


Source: Phil Franz-Warkentin, Dow Jones Newswires; 204-947-1700; [email protected]



http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=62490



http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-08-23T141204Z_01_N23234621_RTRUKOC_0_US-FOOD-MADCOW-CANADA.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-healthNews-3




Canada CFIA has been pretty good about quick results back from BSE tests. I would hope just because the USDA et al in the USA has stopped looking to document BSE in the USA (in fact, just the opposite), furthermore i would be glad to document this for anyone that would be willing to contradict my statement [email protected] But i would hope that this result would not take days or weeks, or almost a year as with the USDA et al (7+ months) and finally an act of congress, to finally confirm that Texas mad cow, then another year to finally admit it was indeed an atypical BSE, 3 years to finally have all the data on that ONE Mad cow in TEXAS. I suppose i can be thankful that they did not just render this mad cow in Texas as they have before without any test at all. Imagine how many decades it will take to find out about all the rest of the mad cows in the USA.

WE can all hope that this latest suspect mad cow in Canada is a false positive/inconclusive. ...


TSS

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HAY MAKER

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Them poor ole canucks...........cant shake that BSE curse, it will be many years till OTM cattle find there way south if this continues..............good luck
 

Sandhusker

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reader (the Second) said:
I wouldn't be so quick to point fingers. What I have heard from the experts is that there could be plenty of cases of BSE going unfound in the U.S.

At its highest, USDA was testing 0.1% of the cattle in the U.S. slaughtered annually. That leaves 34,650,000 cows annually approximately that might be harboring BSE.

Now that we're planning to test 0.01%, geez I wonder how many we'll find

:roll: :roll:

And the USDA wants to open the border so these cows can come down? :shock:
 

don

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r2: Now that we're planning to test 0.01%, geez I wonder how many we'll find


well i and a good chunk of the rest of the world are guessing you won't find any. you've done darned well at avoiding finding them so far.
 

HAY MAKER

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don said:
r2: Now that we're planning to test 0.01%, geez I wonder how many we'll find


well i and a good chunk of the rest of the world are guessing you won't find any. you've done darned well at avoiding finding them so far.

You need to worry about your own cases of BSE instead of ours,I never have understood why some of you think the more cases of BSE they find here,helps you there :???: .................good luck
PS This goes for you too Miss Tam :D
 

PORKER

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American Meat Institute statement on new BSE case in Canada
23.aug.06
American Meat Institute
AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle
"News of an additional case of BSE in Canada is unfortunate, but not unexpected. This announcement shows that Canada's surveillance system is working to target and eliminate any remaining cases of BSE in the country.
Canadian government data demonstrate a current high level of compliance with feed restrictions aimed at preventing the transmission of BSE via feed.


According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), preliminary information provided by the owner and a further examination revealed that the animal was likely between eight and ten years of age.


Based on this information, exposure to the BSE agent likely occurred either before the feed ban was introduced or during its implementation. The estimated age of this animal is consistent with those of previous Canadian cases and exposure to a very low level of BSE infectivity.


Consumers should also be reassured to know that beef from the animal did not enter the food supply.


However, it is important to remember that eating beef cuts has never been associated with any BSE-related disease. Parts of the animal that can pose a risk are removed and do not enter the U.S. or Canadian food supplies. Moreover, no variant CJD cases have occurred as a result of eating U.S. or Canadian beef products.
We hope and expect that this case will not adversely affect USDA's rulemaking efforts to restore all beef trade withCanada.

We reiterate our confidence that BSE is being eliminated in North America and that Canadian and U.S.prevention systems are working to ensure that cases are identified and removed from the North American herd."
 

HAY MAKER

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada's latest case of mad cow disease will not affect its beef trade relations with the United States, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Wednesday.

"I do not anticipate that this will change our trading relationship with Canada at all," Johanns told Reuters in a telephone interview.

"Currently beef coming into the United States (from Canada) is from animals under 30 months old. There just isn't a risk there."

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said earlier on Wednesday that final tests had confirmed mad cow disease in an animal estimated to be between eight and 10 years old.

The animal is Canada's eighth case of the disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), since the first native-born case in 2003.

Johanns noted that while current trade would be unaffected, Washington had postponed plans to broaden imports from Canada to include beef products from animals older than 30 months.

"We have pulled back the older animal piece that was going through the process and we are taking a look at that and factoring in any additional information that we can get relative to the BSE risk in Canada," he said.
 

Kathy

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I would greatly appreciate if anyone can give me a specific location where this cow was found in Alberta. "beef cow from Alberta" just doesn't cut it.

The details on the locations of the ranches where any of these animals come from, are becoming sketchier and sketchier. It sure is hard to analyze what environmental factors might be affecting these animals, when you don't know where they came from.

I strongly suspect that the "lumber agreement" if verified and enacted, will have more influence on the OTM trade, than any BSE cases or science.
 

Mrs.Greg

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Kathy said:
I would greatly appreciate if anyone can give me a specific location where this cow was found in Alberta. "beef cow from Alberta" just doesn't cut it.

The details on the locations of the ranches where any of these animals come from, are becoming sketchier and sketchier. It sure is hard to analyze what environmental factors might be affecting these animals, when you don't know where they came from.

I strongly suspect that the "lumber agreement" if verified and enacted, will have more influence on the OTM trade, than any BSE cases or science.
Well my dearest Kathy ,I take it you don't believe the cattlemen that are having thier cattle tested deserve the respect of keeping thier farm name out of the paper so people like you aren't harrasing them??? The right people know where the cow comes from and they and I believe its none of your damn business.
 

the chief

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mrs. greg:
Well my dearest Kathy ,I take it you don't believe the cattlemen that are having thier cattle tested deserve the respect of keeping thier farm name out of the paper so people like you aren't harrasing them??? The right people know where the cow comes from and they and I believe its none of your damn business.


GREAT point, Mrs. G. I wouldn't want reporters or nosy neighbors talking about me all day at the coffee shop or in the news.

Yet, here in the US, the "intelligent" people associated with NCBA, AMI, USDA are saying that we need MANDATORY Farm ID, so we KNOW which farm has the suspect animal. They could care less if it came from a foreign country.

So, tomorrow, the consumer will go to the store and say "Boy, good thing we don't have to eat any Canadian beef. They've got mad cows up there. All we have to choose from is good ol' USDA approved beef in our store. We'll never see any Canadian beef."
:shock:

I hope this goes away soon, for ALL of North America's benefit. The producers always take the brunt of this bad news, so I wish you all well.
 

Kathy

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Since the media treats BSE as a non-issue up here now, I don't think the reporters would be harassing the rancher much, if at all. It is obvious that media has been told to keep the BSE announcements low key.

As for the right people know, I'd feel more confident in the right people if they were more open with their information.

The age of the animal is being determined by physical appearance/teeth, not records. This isn't as accurate as dairy guys, because the beef ranchers didn't have to start tagging until a few years ago.

By hiding the location of the animal, they could be protecting polluters from possible scrutiny. Alberta is huge, they could at least give us a the name of the municipality. The rancher should speak out, this way others who want to investigate possible environmental factors could help assess his/her situation.

Neighbors will know about who has it, and will talk no matter what. I would hope that people are talking, because there is a possibility that this animal was born after the feed bans and they might to ask more questions. Since most have been told that the "infectious prion" is the culprit, they won't suspect that excess sulfur, lead or other metals could be at fault.

Flaring of sour gas might be related, spreading of drilling mud, use of DU weapons on military bases, etc. etc. naturally occuring metals and radio-active particulate - but we should leave the investigation up to the CFIA - they'll protect us. Ya right!
 

flounder

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Kathy said:
Since most have been told that the "infectious prion" is the culprit, they won't suspect that excess sulfur, lead or other metals could be at fault. Flaring of sour gas might be related, spreading of drilling mud, use of DU weapons on military bases, etc. etc.



:lol: :lol2: :lol: :lol2: :lol: :lol2: :liar: :liar: :liar:


your always good for a laugh or two there kathy, thanks.........TSS
 

Maple Leaf Angus

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It seems to me that there are a lot of people who post here that are very certain about causation when perhaps they should pay a little closer attention to all the inconsistancies in the feed transmission theory.

Go ahead and enjoy your arrogance, but be prepared to be exposed as fools. I admit that I know very little about the causes and routes of transmission for BSE but I do know that he who laughs loudest, laughs last.

. . . although I suspect that in this case, no one will be doing much laughing.
 
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Anonymous

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Maple Leaf Angus said:
It seems to me that there are a lot of people who post here that are very certain about causation when perhaps they should pay a little closer attention to all the inconsistancies in the feed transmission theory.

Go ahead and enjoy your arrogance, but be prepared to be exposed as fools. I admit that I know very little about the causes and routes of transmission for BSE but I do know that he who laughs loudest, laughs last.

. . . although I suspect that in this case, no one will be doing much laughing.

So Maple Leaf- that might very well mean that USDA and CFIA are wrong/unknowledgeable/untruthful in their statements that prions are not in muscle meat--that under 30 months cannot be infectious-- or that SRM's remove all infectious material- or that atypical may be spread by urine or God only knows how :???:

I agree-- thats the reason I think there are way too many unanswered questions to be spreading BSE cattle/beef all over the world- and definitely we shouldn't be importing beef/cattle from a much higher risk country until they know much more about the disease.....
 

Maple Leaf Angus

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Attaboy Oldtimer. You're like a good ole coon hound that's outlived his usefulness. You can still make a lot of noise but you're always barking up the wrong tree.
 

DiamondSCattleCo

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Oldtimer said:
I agree-- thats the reason I think there are way too many unanswered questions to be spreading BSE cattle/beef all over the world- and definitely we shouldn't be importing beef/cattle from a much higher risk country until they know much more about the disease.....

Good thing you're not importing from a higher risk country but rather the same risk category, OT.

Rod
 

RobertMac

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DiamondSCattleCo said:
Oldtimer said:
I agree-- thats the reason I think there are way too many unanswered questions to be spreading BSE cattle/beef all over the world- and definitely we shouldn't be importing beef/cattle from a much higher risk country until they know much more about the disease.....

Good thing you're not importing from a higher risk country but rather the same risk category, OT.

Rod

Quarantine is the surest way to stop disease transmission.
 

DiamondSCattleCo

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RobertMac said:
Quarantine is the surest way to stop disease transmission.

Since its transmitted through feed, then that would mean quarantining both US and Canadian herds, including no slaughter of any of those animals until MBMs can be guaranteed to not find their way back into cattle feed.

Are American producers, yourself included, ready to take that step? Not sell anymore animals until your country is completely BSE free?

Rod
 
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