From: "Robert Comer" 

> With a much smaller national herd, Canada tested more cattle than the US.
> In addition, the one carcas in Canada never reached the human food chain
> while the one in the US partially reached the human food chain.

And that one I can't understand at all, the cow was immobile, so why did
they send it to the slaughterhouse.  I'd think that they'd say, geeze,
there's something wrong with this one....

- Bob Comer (Must've been a neo-con's farm.)


"John Beamish"  wrote in message
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> According to the USDA:
>
> http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2003/05/bg0166.htm  (release dated July
> 10, 2003)
>
> In the US:  "BSE has never been found in the United States, despite an
> aggressive surveillance program-19,990 cattle were tested in fiscal year
> 2002 using a targeted surveillance program."
>
> In Canada: "The BSE test was done as a part of Canada's active, targeted,
> on-going surveillance program, which is similar to USDA's on-going
targeted
> surveillance program that tested 19,990 cattle in 2002."
>
> With a much smaller national herd, Canada tested more cattle than the US.
> In addition, the one carcas in Canada never reached the human food chain
> while the one in the US partially reached the human food chain.
>
>
> On a related note:  I can't find it now, but I am *certain* I read that
> Japan found 9 (nine!) of their own cattle with BSE during the past decade.
>
>
>
> "Phil Payne"  wrote in message
> news:3FE96D32.CCED591E{at}isham-research.com...
> > http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20031223-103657-3424r
> >
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> >   +44 7785 302 803
> >   +49 173 6242039
>
>

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