Mad Cow

Brazil’s agriculture and livestock ministry says beef exports to China are temporarily on hold after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in one of the northern states called Para.  Reuters said the suspension is part of an animal health agreement made between the two countries and likely won’t last long.  However, it is...

A Reuters report says the Mad Cow Disease outbreak in the 1990's will likely keep the European Union from easing its strict rules on food safety. That caution will likely continue even though President Trump is threatening to slap tariffs on car imports from the EU if the countries don’t start importing more U.S. fa...

The current growth of Canada’s cow herd, relative to the US cow inventory, is a study in contrasts.  Over the past decade, Canadian cow inventory has seen no real growth, while the U.S. cow herd has been going through an aggressive growth phase, adding three million cows last year alone.  The reas...

Ask USDA chief veterinarian Jack Shere, and he’ll tell you the recent case of atypical form of BSE foud in a Florida cow shows things are working.   “We have one of the best surveillance systems in the world for this disease.  And we go well...