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Article: SHEEP TEST POSITIVE FOR FORM OF MAD COW
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- United Press International
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- April 11, 2002
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Sheep test positive for form of mad cow
Apr 11, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Tests on 125
sheep confiscated from a Vermont farm one year ago indicate two of
the animals may have been suffering from a form of mad cow disease,
but further tests will be required to confirm the results, the U.S.
Agriculture Department said Thursday.
USDA officials seized 125 East Fresian sheep from Linda and Larry
Faillace of Warren, Vt., and Houghton Freeman of Stowe, Vt., in March
2001 because it was believed they had been exposed to feed that had
been contaminated with bone meal from animals afflicted with bovine
spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, before ...