atypical BSE

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is calling on Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to immediately halt U.S. beef imports from Brazil.  The announcement comes as Brazil recently reported another atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to the World Animal Organization for Animal Health.  That rep...

In late August, a cow in Florida tested positive for the atypical form of BSE, which is the less concerning form of the disease.  Jerome Rosa with the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association said they were prepared for an onslaught of questions from member and the consuming public about the BSE case but that never came to fruition.  Rosa cre...