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Article: Cattle in state to undergo mad cow testing
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- May 13, 2004
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Cattle in state to undergo mad cow testing
By JOHN FAUBER jfauber@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Thursday, May 13, 2004
East Troy -- An intensified effort in Wisconsin to look for mad
cow disease is expected to begin June 1, the state Board of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection was told at a meeting here
Wednesday.
As part of a ramped-up federal program to test more cattle for the
fatal brain disease, between 17,248 and 23,040 cattle are expected to
be tested in Wisconsin during the first year to 18 months of the
program, state veterinarian Robert Ehlenfeldt told the board.
That represents a dramatic increase from fewer than 2,900 tests
here last year.
Ehlenfeldt said 201,000 ...