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MAD COW SUSPECT CANADA FINAL RESULTS NEXT WEEK

flounder

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Subject: MAD COW SUSPECT CANADA FINAL RESULTS NEXT WEEK
Date: June 30, 2006 at 2:31 pm PST

Latest Information (as of June 30, 2006 - 17:00 EST)
Preliminary screening tests conducted by the Province of Manitoba and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have detected a potential case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a mature cross-bred beef cow born well before the 1997 implementation of Canada’s feed ban.
No part of the animal’s carcass entered the human food or animal feed systems. Samples have been sent to the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg for confirmatory testing. Final results are expected next week.

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


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Murgen

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Flounder, if this one turns out to be positive, it's okay!

RCALF now says only the post-feedbans are a problem.

Pre ban cattle are the safest beef supply in the world!
 

Manitoba_Rancher

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I think we may know where this one came from....... :? What I have been told is this is a crossbred cow born well before the feedban. Here I thought the only mad cow we had in Manitoba wa out agriculture minister Rosie Wowchuck... :???:
 

PORKER

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Final tests have confirmed mad cow disease in a mature cross-bred beef cow from the Prairie province of Manitoba and a "comprehensive investigation" into the case is being conducted, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Tuesday.

The affected cow was born "well before" the 1997 introduction of Canada's ban on cattle feed containing protein from cattle and other ruminants, the CFIA said. A calf born to the affected cow in 2004 is also being traced.

The agency said officials have confirmed the animal was purchased by the owner as part of "an assembled group of cattle" in 1992.

"This means that the animal was at least 15 years of age and would have been born well before the 1997 introduction of Canada's feed ban," the agency said in a statement. "As a priority, investigators are attempting to locate the birth farm, which will provide the basis needed to identify the animal's herdmates and feed to which it may have been exposed at a young age."



The CFIA had said earlier that no parts of the animal's carcass entered either the human or animal feed systems.

The CFIA noted that because of the animal's age, the investigation may be constrained by few surviving animals and sources of information.
 

Silver

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Congrats once again to the CFIA catching things early and handling it properly. More proof that Canadian beef is the safest in the world. Or at least within the countries that don't test everything :wink:
 

flounder

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Latest Information (as of July 4, 2006 - 17:30 EST)
Final test results have confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in
a mature cross-bred beef cow from Manitoba.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a comprehensive
investigation. Officials have confirmed the animal was purchased by the
owner as part of an assembled group of cattle in 1992. This means that the
animal was at least 15 years of age and would have been born well before the
1997 introduction of Canada’s feed ban.
As a priority, investigators are attempting to locate the birth farm, which
will provide the basis needed to identify the animal’s herdmates and feed to
which it may have been exposed at a young age. Given the animal’s age,
investigative efforts may be constrained by few surviving animals and
limited sources of information, such as detailed records. A calf born to the
affected animal in 2004 is also being traced.

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


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