Chinese scientists clone mad cow-resistant calf
BEIJING - Chinese scientists have succeeded in cloning a cow with gene cells resistant to mad cow disease, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters

Agency to test 19 animals from farm with BSE
Ottawa -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said 19 animals may have been eating the same feed as a cow discovered with mad-cow disease on a B.C. dairy farm. Source: The Globe and Mail

Estonia dismisses suspected case of mad cow disease
TALLINN - Estonian authorities said on Wednesday that tests for mad cow disease had proved negative in the case of a dead 11-year-old animal earlier suspected of being the country's first case of BSE. Source: Reuters

NBA says exports will lift beef prices 20%
UK - The chairman of the National Beef Association stuck his neck out yesterday by forecasting that beef prices would rise by 20 per cent soon after the beef export ban ends on 3 May. Source: The Scotsman

BSE risks fuel call for beef import changes
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Food Safety Authority has released a discussion document that recommends changes for imported beef products. Source: Stuff.co

BSE detection system works
Chilliwack’s mad cow case will likely slow the date for border re-opening to Canadian cattle, but international reaction has been muted by Canada’s open-book policy, says Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl. Source: Chilliwack Progres...

Despite new mad cow cases, U.S. wants to lift restrictions on Canada
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration wants to end remaining mad cow disease-related restrictions on Canadian cattle, despite two fresh cases there. Source: Fosters Online

USDA Defends Canadian Cattle Safety After Latest BSE Case
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on Thursday vigorously defended the Canadian measures to keep its cattle and beef safe from mad-cow disease despite the country's latest case. Canada's fifth case of mad-cow disease,...

Official Finding: Japanese Steer is BSE-Free
JAPAN - Tests conducted on samples taken from a 20-month-old steer in Japan found that it was not infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Japan has reported more than 20 cases of BSE since the first case of the brain-destroying disease...

BSE case in BC not expected to have big impact
CANADA - The discovery of a case of mad cow disease in B.C. will have no impact on Okanagan and Similkameen ranchers, say industry leaders. “I don’t think it’s going to make any difference ...” said Lynn Kusler, a retired cattle...

Canada Confirms Its Fifth Case of Mad-Cow Disease
CANADA - Canada confirmed its fifth case of mad-cow disease, creating more problems for a domestic beef industry that has lost billions of dollars because of the livestock illness. Tests on samples from a 6-year-old dairy cow from British Columbia confirmed...

BSE Losing Sizzle, Latest Case Shows
CANADA - Mad cow disease seems to be losing its shock value, judging from the muted response to our fifth confirmed case. Beef and livestock prices barely budged when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed on the weekend that a B.C. dairy cow...

Number of BSE Cases Declining Worldwide
GLOBAL - A report released by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization says that cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy are declining worldwide. According to the report, the rate of reported cases has dropped 50% each year over the past...

Texas senators press for reopening beef imports to Japan
SAN ANTONIO — Texas' senators told cattle producers Sunday that they would press to reopen Japan to U.S. beef imports. In December, Japan had lifted a ban on American beef imposed after the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in 2003. Until then,...

Japanese shun U.S. beef, eat Australian
TOKYO - Kenji Miyoda, savoring a bowl of rice topped with beef from Australia, raw egg and spicy sauce, believes Australian beef is far safer than American beef. "It tastes OK, it's cheap, and it fills me up," the 27-year-old banker said...

Origins of mad cow case still a mystery
US - Farm officials have chased nearly three dozen leads stemming from a recent case of mad cow disease in Alabama, but still haven't determined the origins of the infected cow, the state veterinarian said Friday. Source: The Montgomery Adverti...

BSE on the wane worldwide
GLOBAL - Cases of Bovine Spongiform Encepalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease" worldwide have dropped by 50% a year over the past three years, according to a statement today from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In 2005, 474 animals...

Creekstone Files Lawsuit Challenging Ban On Voluntary BSE Testing
US - Creekstone Farms ® Premium Beef, LLC, an innovative market leader producing award winning Black Angus Beef, filed a lawsuit today against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Creekstone has sued USDA for refusing to allow the...

S. Korea Expected To Accept USDA Assurances On BSE Cow
US - South Korea is certain to accept U.S. assurances that the latest case of mad-cow disease in the U.S. isn't a result of weak cattle-feed safety measures, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Tuesday. The USDA, responding to concerns laid...

Japan rejects US calls to end beef ban immediately
TOKYO - Japan rejected a US call for the immediate resumption of US beef imports, saying Japanese consumers will not buy the meat unless Washington clears concerns over mad cow disease. Source: Forbes