Seventh case of BSE confirmed by federal officials

[CHIMO]

OTTAWA — A four-year-old Alberta cow died of mad cow disease, government officials have confirmed.

The Edmonton-area farm where the cow died remains under quarantine as officials investigate whether the cow had any calves.

The case marks the seventh Canadian cow to die of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It also marks the second case discovered in the span of a week. A cow in Manitoba was confirmed last week as Canada's sixth BSE death.

The latest case discovered means the four-year-old cow came into contact with BSE after the 1997 feed ban. Government officials said this is typical and that sporadic cases will continue to be found.

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[fasttense]

1. Meanwhile back in the US, the government has reduced the amount of testing

and will block any private corporation from increased testing.

[prolesunited]

4. Well, if you don't test

There's obviously no problem.

Conceivably, not that it is at all appropriate, I could see them not wanting to allocate addition tax funds for this, but I was floored that they were blocking a PRIVATE company from carrying out and paying for its own program. What happened to the free market?

[donsu]

2. all our meat should be tested for mad cow

but the beef barons have stuffed sen. and rep. pockets with money

the beef barons need a come down

[pushycat]

3. The market for beef may collapse on its own bad news...

[NorthernSun]

5. Especially the big outfits

Some meatpackers want to test every animal but the USDA forbids it.
One of them is suing the government.

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