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Big Muddy rancher

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Ranchers Use Sensitivity Training to Fight Mad Cow Disease
by Kamal El-Din
Mad Cow disease
Mad Cow disease
Unconfirmed sources report that the use of sensitivity training by US cattle ranchers has reduced the threat of Mad Cow disease. Scientists from the USDA and a small group of ranchers have been working on the secret project for almost three years and the project is showing very positive results. The results have been so striking that USDA Chief Veterinarian John Clifford has ended the study and rolled out the 'Nice Cow, Pretty Cow' program nation wide.

"The sensitivity training was given to all people and who have contact with the cows at the test ranches." Explains Terry Stokes, chief executive of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. "The cowboys and handlers were taught how to treat the cows with gentle respect and caring so as not to get them angry or upset. The cows seemed to come around quickly to the new atmosphere and started to cooperate more than I have ever seen. We didn't have to yell or swear or whip them or anything to get the cows to do what we wanted."

At a demonstration training recently cowboys could be heard gently singing to the cows and praising them for good behavior. It is a far cry from the 'don't try to understand'em, just whip rope and brand'em' methods of the wild west days. Stokes also says that not only do the cows behavior better and not develop Mad Cow disease when treated gently, but they taste better too.

"Yeah, I know it sounds kind of silly, cowboys sinning lullaby's to cows, but I have to tell you the program seems to be working." Says USDA Chief Veterinarian John Clifford. "In the 43 ranches where we have done the training we haven't had a single case of Mad Cow disease. It's results like these that have people very excited abound here."

The steaks could not be higher for the American cattle industry. The first case of Mad Cow disease discovered in 2003, forced big beef importing countries like Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to halt billions of dollars worth imports. The American beef industry and the USDA could ill afford to let the Mad Cow situation get out of control.

The UDSA and National Cattlemen's Beef Association have dispatched dozens of 'cowboy councilors' to hold sensitivity training sessions at ranches across the country to kick off the 'Nice Cow, Pretty Cow' program.
 

rkaiser

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Where on earth did you dig this up Big Muddy. That just made my day. Americans CAN avoid Mad cow disease if they simply don't make the cows mad.


:D :lol: :D :lol: :D :lol:
 

PORKER

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Ha,Ha Ha LOL,Ha HA ,Ha '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Ha,Ha Ha LOL,Ha HA ,Ha '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Ha,Ha Ha LOL,Ha HA ,Ha '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
 

Tam

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California must have stepped it up a notch as that is the state where :D HAPPY COWS :D come from. :wink: :lol:
 
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Anonymous

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RobertMac said:
BMR, April 1st is next Tuesday!!!!! :wink: :lol: :lol: :roll:

Since most the daily antics of NCBA and Stokes remind me of an April Fools joke - its difficult to discern what is real and unreal with that bunch...

This may be what they got the huge USDA "grant" for thats being rumored around that they got.....Anything for a Buck...Ladies of the Evening have higher principles than the NCBA leadership....
 

fedup2

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http://www.unconfirmedsources.com/index.php?itemid=1101

Be sure to check out the comments by our own self proclaimed expert, the king of fear, who is going to save people from all that bad beef!
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{“WE know now, and we knew decades ago, that 5.5 grams of suspect feed in TEXAS was enough to kill 100 cows.
look at the table and you'll see that as little as 1 mg (or 0.001 gm) caused 7% (1 of 14) of the cows to come down with BSE; “}
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WOW! :shock: 7% of the cows came down with BSE! This guy should work for the supermarket tabloids or cnn!
 

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