Article: WISCONSIN FARMERS COULD SUFFER MAD COW DISEASE SENDS CATTLE FUTURES PRICES DOWN.(BUSINESS)

Article: 'Not to worry,' Pa. says of mad cow
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  January 5, 2004 ;     453 words ...The investigation into an incident of mad cow disease centers on a lone Washington state...program" that uncovered the nation's lone mad cow case in the first place. In 1989, the...coming from countries that have reported mad cow cases. In 1997, the U.S. banned feeds...

Article: MAD COW RAVAGES BRAIN TISSUE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  April 3, 2001 ;     475 words ...Byline: New York Daily News Q: What is mad cow disease? A: The human form of mad cow disease is variant Crutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD...death of one host to infect another. Q: How is mad cow transmitted? A: Most scientists think prions spread...

Article: Proposal Aimed at Reducing Mad Cow Risk
AP Online;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......to reduce the already minimal risk of mad-cow tainted components ending up in childhood...safety measures to reduce the chance of mad cow-tainted cow parts winding up in such consumer...rule is aimed at reducing even further mad cow risk in human and animal drugs. He did...

Article: Proposal aimed at reducing mad cow risk in human, animal drugs
AP Worldstream;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......to reduce the already minimal risk of mad-cow tainted components ending up in childhood...safety measures to reduce the chance of mad cow-tainted cow parts winding up in such consumer...rule is aimed at reducing even further mad cow risk in human and animal drugs. He did...

Article: Why mad cow could happen in America: the U.S. government might not be doing all it can to prevent an outbreak of mad cow disease. Here's a look at the risk factors--and what you can do to minimize them.
Natural Health;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...THE THREAT OF MAD COW DISEASE has plagued Britain for more...lethal disease, that the agent that causes mad cow can't be destroyed easily, and that the...began calling this collection of symptoms mad cow disease, and autopsies revealed that...

Article: New methods to test for mad cow disease would give results sooner.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  December 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ......generation of highly automated tests for mad cow disease that could help restore confidence...would be costly. But scientists who study mad cow disease say the recent discovery of the first U.S. mad cow infection shows that waiting to use these...

Article: Bio-Rad gets OK for rapid mad cow tests Biotech firm gets approval for testing in the U.S.
Oakland Tribune;  March 19, 2004 ;     489 words ......Bio-Rad Laboratories, which makes two-thirds of the mad cow tests sold worldwide, said Thursday it won approval to use its rapid mad cow tests in the United States. The U.S. is stepping up its mad cow testing this year after the brain-wasting disease...

Article: Why mad cow scare won't sap U.S. economy
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 26, 2003 ;     611 words ......economic impact from mad cow disease is likely...tested positive for mad cow disease or Bovine...Prices for live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile...would push cattle futures prices down by roughly 8...and that cattle futures prices may fall to as ...

Article: USDA's message on mad cow raises critical questions.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ......the nation's second confirmed case of mad cow disease, Agriculture Secretary Michael...year, an enhanced program to search for mad cow disease in America's cattle herd tested...tests, just one cow was confirmed to have mad cow disease. The point here is that after...

Article: California Senate Democrats Schedule Hearing on Mad Cow Secrecy.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  February 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ......that kept secret the details of a recent mad cow beef recall, have scheduled a Tuesday...recall of meat potentially tainted by mad cow disease. In exchange for receiving USDA...D-Hillsborough, but there could be more (cases of mad cow) out there. So we need legislation that...

Article: Federal, State Agencies Search for Best Method to Test for Mad Cow Disease.
ORian (Portland, OR);  February 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the vanguard of the nation's battle with mad cow disease. The three cows, all suffering...Department of Agriculture tests the samples for mad cow disease. Anything that we're going to...the nation's surveillance program for mad cow disease. Consumer advocates, scientists...

Article: MAD COW CONCERNS SHOULD BE TEMPERED THE WORLD'S EXPERIENCE WITH MAD COW DISEASE INCLUDES REASSURANCES THAT THE FIRST U.S. CASE IS SOMETHING LESS THAN A NATIONAL CALAMITY.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  December 29, 2003 ;     529 words ......be concerned about the discovery that mad cow disease has reached the United States...should reinforce their effort to combat mad cow disease. Expanded tracking and testing...disease to tout their points of view. Mad cow disease does not prove the superiority...

Article: Veneman, Congress to Talk Mad Cow Probe
AP Online;  January 21, 2004 ;     638 words ......WASHINGTON While the first U.S. case of mad cow disease has done little to alter American...appearance before Congress since the Dec. 23 mad cow diagnosis. Veneman probably will face...measures she announced in response to the mad cow outbreak. The Bush administration has...

Article: USDA REFUSED TO RELEASE MAD COW RECORDS
United Press International;  December 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......International 12-24-2003 USDA refused to release mad cow records WASHINGTON, Dec 24, 2003 (United...announcing the first documented case of mad cow disease in the United States, but for...repeatedly refused to release its tests for mad cow to United Press International. The USDA...