Mike wrote:
Why is MBM banned for ruminants if SRM's are removed and disposed?
If there were no prions in meat and bone meal it should be perfectly safe for cows to eat.
Just a wild guess, but isn't the 'B' for Bonemeal involving spinal bones, which logically could be "contaminated" with spinal fluid? IF that actually is an avenue for transmission of BSE, that may make some sense
MRJ
Boy, you stepped into that one easy MRJ. I thought SRM removal was the "ULTIMATE" in BSE firewalls?
By the way, I saw some T-Bones with spinal bones in the grocer the other day. Are they safe from those spinal fluids too?
My family is a heckuva lot more important than my cows!
RobertMac wrote;
Trick question, Mike...if the animal is 29 months, 29 days old, it's safe!
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meat and bone meal (MBM) are derived from specified risk material (SRM), and the list of SRMs have grown, animals with TSE grow younger (OTM rule a hoot), regulations have not caught up with science yet. that is why most fear testing with more sensitive and up to date testing. you will find younger and younger animals infected and more tissue and organs showing infectivity, once these test become validated and in use and testing 100% animals for consumption for humans and animals. ...TSS