Canada's seventh case of BSE confirmed

[tuvor]

An Edmonton-area cow has died of mad-cow disease, officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed Thursday.

"The entire carcass has been incinerated and did not enter the human or animal feed systems," the agency's release says.

It's Canada's seventh case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

The agency revealed Monday that a four-year-old dairy cow suspected of having BSE had died on a farm. The cow wasn't producing milk, so there is no risk to people.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/07/13/bse-confirmed.html

[Mother Jones]

1. Despite this,

Farmers (at least here in Ont) are still adamant that they should be allowed to use ruminant feed. Profit over public health, and they wonder why they are losing respect.

[daleo]

2. Fortunately, the cow dined alone all her life

They say she was a bit of a recluse. Thus, there is no danger that other cows might have gotten BSE from the same feed as this cow.