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Monday, June 12, 2006
Researchers say mad cow disease may occur spontaneously
June 12, 2006 Researchers say mad cow disease may occur spontaneously Two previous cases of mad cow disease in Texas and Alabama seem to have resulted from a strain that could appear spontaneously in cattle, researchers say. Government offi ...
Friday, June 9, 2006
Austria reports mad cow disease
June 9, 2006 Austria reports mad cow disease Health authorities confirmed a case of mad cow disease in the west Austrian province of Tirol after a 13-year-old cow tested positive for mad cow disease, Austrian media reported on Wednesday (Ju ...
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Scientists probe possible new version of mad cow disease
June 6, 2006 Scientists probe possible new version of mad cow disease   Scientists across Europe and the United States are following the emergence of a new Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) in cattle that could be a new strain o ...
Monday, May 15, 2006
Japan and Austria both announce new cases of mad cow disease
May 15, 2006 Japan and Austria both announce new cases of mad cow disease Japanese authorities confirmed the 26th case of mad cow disease in the country while Austria reported its fourth case over the weekend.  For Japan, the case was disco ...
Thursday, April 27, 2006
China clones first cow resistant to mad cow disease
April 27, 2006 China clones first cow resistant to mad cow disease   A cloned calf with genes resistant to mad cow disease was born in East China's Shandong Province on Tuesday (25 Apr). Genes were introduced to the calf cloned from cells o ...
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Japan confirms 25th mad cow disease case
April 20, 2006 Japan confirms 25th mad cow disease case Japan has confirmed its 25th case of mad cow disease, a health ministry statement said Wednesday (Apr 19). The confirmation comes a day after a 20-month-old steer tested negative for t ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Japan's test for mad cow disease proves negative
April 19, 2006 Japan's test for mad cow disease proves negative A 20-month-old steer in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture initially suspected of having mad cow disease has tested negative, a health official said Tuesday (Apr 18). The young Holst ...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Suspected case of mad cow disease in Japan throws imports in limbo
April 18, 2006 Suspected case of mad cow disease in Japan throws imports in limbo A suspected case of mad cow disease in a 20-month-old steer in north-eastern Japan, if confirmed, could affect Japan's imports of US and Canadian beef, offici ...
Friday, April 14, 2006
Canadian officials tests six-year-old cow for mad cow disease
April 14, 2006 Canadian officials tests six-year-old cow for mad cow disease Federal officials Thursday tested a British Columbia dairy cow for mad cow disease, sparking fears in a cattle industry still recovering from a two-year ban on the ...
Friday, March 24, 2006
Mad cow disease on the decline worldwide
March 24, 2006 Mad cow disease on the decline worldwide Outbreaks of bovine spongiform encepalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease worldwide have declined by 50 percent a year over the past three years, according to a Mar 23 statement from the U ...
Friday, March 24, 2006
Study shows GM cattle can be made immune from mad cow disease
March 24, 2006 Study shows GM cattle can be made immune from mad cow disease Researchers have combined cloning and genetic engineering to control specific genes in livestock, which could lead to the development of cattle that are resistant ...
Friday, March 17, 2006
Mad cow disease confirmed in Japan
March 17, 2006 Mad cow disease confirmed in Japan Officials in Japan have confirmed the country's first case of mad cow disease in cattle specifically raised to provide meat, Kyodo News agency reported Friday. A 14-year-old female cow among ...
Friday, March 10, 2006
EU scientists suspect mad cow disease in sheep
March 10, 2006 EU scientists suspect mad cow disease in sheep   The European Commission has ordered scientists at the EU laboratories in Weybridge, Surrey, England, to conduct further tests on the brains of two sheep on suspicions that the ...
Monday, March 6, 2006
Mad cow disease emerges in Sweden
March 6, 2006   Mad cow disease emerges in Sweden     The European Commission and the Swedish Board of Agriculture confirmed Friday the first case of mad cow disease in Sweden.   The disease was found in a 12-year-old cow with milking fever ...
Friday, February 10, 2006
US tests 605,000 cattle for mad cow disease
February 10, 2006 US tests 605,000 cattle for mad cow disease The USDA has released a review of the Department's BSE enhanced-surveillance programme, which has tested more than 605,000 cattle to date. The programme had been expanded in June ...

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