BSE CONFIRMED IN AN ALBERTAN BULL

[Manitoba_Rancher]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a mature bull from Alberta. The animal's carcass is under CFIA control, and no part of it entered the human food or animal feed systems.

It is said to be a 2000 year model.

 

[Anonymous]

It is said to be a 2000 year model.

If so---That would be born after the USDA's March 1999 magic date that they said would be safe to export to the US.... :roll: :shock:

 

[PORKER]

FEED SOURCE?

 

[PORKER]

Cattle Alert: BSE Confirmed In Alberta, Canada

OTTAWA, February 7, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a mature bull from Alberta. The animal's carcass is under CFIA control, and no part of it entered the human food or animal feed systems.

Preliminary information indicates that the age of the animal falls well within the age range of previous cases detected in Canada under the national BSE surveillance program. This signifies that the animal was exposed to a very small amount of infective material, most likely during its first year of life.

An epidemiological investigation directed by international guidelines is underway to examine what the animal was fed early in its life and to identify its herdmates at the time. All findings will be publicly released once the investigation concludes.

Under Canada's enhanced feed ban, which comes into effect on July 12, 2007, BSE should be eliminated from the national cattle herd within approximately 10 years. The CFIA expects the periodic detection of a limited number of cases to continue as the level of BSE continues to decline.

The finding of a mature animal should not impact Canada's BSE country categorization submission to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The science-based BSE risk-level determination process requires that a country is able to demonstrate a full understanding of the pathways that resulted in BSE exposure and expression, as well as the implementation of appropriate comprehensive measures to block those pathways and protect human and animal health, leading to the eradication of the disease over time.

The animal was identified at the farm level by the national surveillance program, which has detected all cases found in Canada. The program targets the highest risk cattle populations and has tested roughly 150,000 animals since 2003. The surveillance results reflect an extremely low incidence of BSE in Canada.

 

[Sandhusker]

It is said to be a 2000 year model.

If so---That would be born after the USDA's March 1999 magic date that they said would be safe to export to the US.... :roll: :shock:

Bill, what was that about your feed ban "greatly reducing" BSE? Looks like it's 5 before and 5 after.

 

[flounder]

Subject: BSE CONFIRMED IN ALBERTA February 7, 2007
Date: February 7, 2007 at 5:03 pm PST


BSE CONFIRMED IN ALBERTA

OTTAWA, February 7, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a mature bull from Alberta. The animal's carcass is under CFIA control, and no part of it entered the human food or animal feed systems.

Preliminary information indicates that the age of the animal falls well within the age range of previous cases detected in Canada under the national BSE surveillance program. This signifies that the animal was exposed to a very small amount of infective material, most likely during its first year of life.

An epidemiological investigation directed by international guidelines is underway to examine what the animal was fed early in its life and to identify its herdmates at the time. All findings will be publicly released once the investigation concludes.

Under Canada's enhanced feed ban, which comes into effect on July 12, 2007, BSE should be eliminated from the national cattle herd within approximately 10 years. The CFIA expects the periodic detection of a limited number of cases to continue as the level of BSE continues to decline.

The finding of a mature animal should not impact Canada's BSE country categorization submission to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The science-based BSE risk-level determination process requires that a country is able to demonstrate a full understanding of the pathways that resulted in BSE exposure and expression, as well as the implementation of appropriate comprehensive measures to block those pathways and protect human and animal health, leading to the eradication of the disease over time.

The animal was identified at the farm level by the national surveillance program, which has detected all cases found in Canada. The program targets the highest risk cattle populations and has tested roughly 150,000 animals since 2003. The surveillance results reflect an extremely low incidence of BSE in Canada.

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http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/disemala/bseesb/ab2007/9notavie.shtml

amazing what you will find when you look, and document it. ...tss

 

[Anonymous]

It is said to be a 2000 year model.

If so---That would be born after the USDA's March 1999 magic date that they said would be safe to export to the US.... :roll: :shock:

Bill, what was that about your feed ban "greatly reducing" BSE? Looks like it's 5 before and 5 after.

And if we had Rule 2 in operation now this bull could have been slaughtered and tested at one of our US Slaughter Plants- accrediting the US with another BSE and stalling all export talks for a couple more years, while further damaging domestic confidence and demand

Or it could have been slaughtered in one of our US Slaughter Plants- not tested and ended up in hundreds/thousands of pounds of burger meat- and parts ending up in various animal feeds....

 

[TimH]

If so---That would be born after the USDA's March 1999 magic date that they said would be safe to export to the US.... :roll: :shock:

Bill, what was that about your feed ban "greatly reducing" BSE? Looks like it's 5 before and 5 after.

And if we had Rule 2 in operation now this bull could have been slaughtered and tested at one of our US Slaughter Plants- accrediting the US with another BSE and stalling all export talks for a couple more years, while further damaging domestic confidence and demand

Or it could have been slaughtered in one of our US Slaughter Plants- not tested and ended up in hundreds/thousands of pounds of burger meat- and parts ending up in various animal feeds.... :(

But what about the firewalls that Leo said you have in place OT. They do work for all cattle slaughtered in the USA don't they??? :???:
That corner that you are painting yourself into gets smaller every day. :roll:

 

[Kato]

I don't see anything in the report about it being born after the feed ban.

 

[Sandhusker]

Leo was calling for enhanced firewalls and the closure of loopholes so we could assure our consumers. His statement wasn't hard to understand, unless you choose to not understand it.

 

[Anonymous]

Bill, what was that about your feed ban "greatly reducing" BSE? Looks like it's 5 before and 5 after.

And if we had Rule 2 in operation now this bull could have been slaughtered and tested at one of our US Slaughter Plants- accrediting the US with another BSE and stalling all export talks for a couple more years, while further damaging domestic confidence and demand

Or it could have been slaughtered in one of our US Slaughter Plants- not tested and ended up in hundreds/thousands of pounds of burger meat- and parts ending up in various animal feeds.... :(

But what about the firewalls that Leo said you have in place OT. They do work for all cattle slaughtered in the USA don't they??? :???:
That corner that you are painting yourself into gets smaller every day. :roll:

They are if we don't weaken them....USDA testified to Congress that our number one firewall was our quarantine/import ban against BSE countries- which means we definitely shouldn't be weakening our firewalls to import beef/cattle from high risk countries....

Its quite apparent that Canada's feedban hasn't worked/isn't working :roll:

 

[TimH]

Leo was calling for enhanced firewalls and the closure of loopholes so we could assure our consumers. His statement wasn't hard to understand, unless you choose to not understand it.

Either the firewalls that the USA currently has in place are adequate to protect consumers from domestic cases of BSE(now that it has been detected in the USA) or they aren't.
Which way is it, boys??? Sh!t or get off the pot for once.

 

[Kato]

I don't see anything in the report about it being born after the feed ban.

That means he would have been too old to export under the new rule.

 

[Sandhusker]

I don't see anything in the report about it being born after the feed ban.

That means he would have been too old to export under the new rule.

MR said he was a 2000 model.

 

[Anonymous]

I don't see anything in the report about it being born after the feed ban.

That means he would have been too old to export under the new rule.

MR said he was a 2000 model.

Which would make it 7-- 3 years POST feedban which in this area is almost ancient for bulls....It would have to be 10 to be born pre feedban- which would make him antique around here :lol: :lol:

I think they're old, old at 4 or 5....

 

[Texan]

Its quite apparent that Canada's feedban hasn't worked/isn't working :roll:

It's quite apparent that their surveillance program IS working.

 

[Anonymous]

Its quite apparent that Canada's feedban hasn't worked/isn't working :roll:

It's quite apparent that their surveillance program IS working.

On the ones they test...Can you imagine the number they may have if they tested ALL like Japan...Could make Japanese cattle/beef look plumb healthy.... :wink: :lol:

 

[rkaiser]

Go easy on Oldtimer and Sandhusker there Texan. They just found a piece of candy and don't want to hear where it came from.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Its quite apparent that Canada's feedban hasn't worked/isn't working :roll:

It's quite apparent that their surveillance program IS working.

On the ones they test...Can you imagine the number they may have if they tested ALL like Japan...Could make Japanese cattle/beef look plumb healthy.... :wink: :lol:

Could you imagine the number the US would find if they tested the same percentage as Canada. :cowboy:

 

[Tam]

And if we had Rule 2 in operation now this bull could have been slaughtered and tested at one of our US Slaughter Plants- accrediting the US with another BSE and stalling all export talks for a couple more years, while further damaging domestic confidence and demand

Or it could have been slaughtered in one of our US Slaughter Plants- not tested and ended up in hundreds/thousands of pounds of burger meat- and parts ending up in various animal feeds.... :(

But what about the firewalls that Leo said you have in place OT. They do work for all cattle slaughtered in the USA don't they??? :???:
That corner that you are painting yourself into gets smaller every day. :roll:

They are if we don't weaken them....USDA testified to Congress that our number one firewall was our quarantine/import ban against BSE countries- which means we definitely shouldn't be weakening our firewalls to import beef/cattle from high risk countries....

Its quite apparent that Canada's feedban hasn't worked/isn't working :roll:

Tell us Oldtimer just how was a quarantine of imports going to protect you from NATIVE BSE. What Leo said was

"we know if we are going to keep consumer confidence we are going to maintain some of the highest standards in the world to make sure that BSE is not introduced into this country. And we are going to make sure we have the best meat and bone meal ban in this country in place. So if for some reason we did find a case we can stand and look our consumers right in the eye and say, don't worry we have had these firewalls in place for years, the only country prior to having a case of BSE to have these firewalls in place for so many years. And we did it to make sure if a case was ever found it was a non-issue. If we look them right in the eye and say that I will guarantee they will keep eating beef".

A native case Oldtimer, so how was shutting yourself off from the world going to protect your consumers from BSE if it is a NATIVE problem? :x

Bullsh** Sandhusker he said you had them the only country to have them prior to having BSE. Either you had them or you didn't and Leo was prepared to lie to your consumers about them if they don't exsist. Either way he lied and you are willing to defend his every lie. :roll:

Back to you Oldtimer, If Rule two would have been passed, this animal if it had ever made it to the US, would have had a CCIA tag in the ear and the Canada Brand and would have passed the health inspection. If it had been found that means the USDA would have had to test something that was not in the HIGH risk catagory. DO they do that alot in the US? :shock: Yes it might have made it undetected into your food chain but if the SRM's were removed properly then there would have been no more of a risk than all the NATIVE BSE positive cattle that could be slipping by your surveilance system now. And if the USDA had tested this healthy looking Canadian animal and found BSE then I would think the CCIA and CAN brand and export papers would have protected your industry from any risk associated to it. :roll:

Geez I'm so sick of you hypocrites using our testing system to slam us when we all know if the USDA and the US ranchers would test to the same percentage of the high risk cattle you would find just as many if not more.