Mad Cow Update

2003-07-03 Thread Eric Myren
Canadian authorities are now saying that the said cow may have originated in the US with a large shipment 20,000+ pregnant cows that came to canada in 1997 before the US ban on feeding cattle remnants. Sounds like they are just trying to come up with an excuse to open up the border. peace eric

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2003-06-04 Thread Turtle Bend
Title: Re: Mad cow update ect... Lloyd You wrote last week Hi Markess You've instanced Johnies disease - we have it rampant in south east aussie at the moment (sip) It has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with meat protein feeding - these are sheep run on open grazing country - grass fed animals

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2003-05-29 Thread Lucia Ruedenberg Wright
I don't know much about the origins of Mad Cow, but in reading the reply that was posted, I was not clear on whether or not Purdey was saying it was the result of radioactivity? Lucia On Wed, 28 May 2003, Allan Balliett wrote: Thanks for this profound post, Markess. I remind everyone: if

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2003-05-29 Thread Allan Balliett
Just for clarification: I think the argument for pasture-fed ruminates has already been won in the biological farming movement. I do not think that anyone in this movement who has been paying attention thinks that it is ok to feed by-products (proteins) or grains, for that matter, to grazing

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2003-05-29 Thread Peter Michael Bacchus
be part of the remedy? Peter. - Original Message - From: Allan Balliett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biodynamic Food and Farming Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 3:29 PM Subject: Re: Mad cow update ect... Just for clarification: I think the argument for pasture-fed

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2003-05-29 Thread Allan Balliett
Lettuces have been the test plant and various mixes and matches of the preparations have been used. She has a list of other questions that I could pass on to anyone who would like to discuss them. I'd like to see these! -Allan ___ BDNow mailing list

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2003-05-29 Thread Allan Balliett
One might also ask why the Warble fly is such a pest and would peppering be part of the remedy? Peter. If you follow the dollar trail, massive amounts of pesticides were applied to 'the entire british herd' at 3 times the normal application rate. It appears to me that the move to eradicate the

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2003-05-29 Thread Lucia Ruedenberg Wright
On Wed, 28 May 2003, Allan Balliett wrote: (Anyone sense that the recent earthquakes were brought on by the big bombs the US dropped in IRAQ?) YES. definitly had that thought. weren't there also earthquakes after they bombed Afghanistan? ___ BDNow

MAD COW UPDATE ( 2) Mark Purdey theory

2003-02-23 Thread Alberto Machado
My ola to the gruop , with all my respect I am a A Brazilian Organic Veterinarian , who recently finished the treining in a Biodynamic . In relation with the mad cow disease are you aware of Mark Purdey theory - High-dose exposure to systemic phosmet insecticide modifies

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2003-02-23 Thread Allan Balliett
Thanks, Alberto. Mark Purdey spoke with Will Winter at the Mid-Atlantic Biodynamic Food and Farming Conference Oct 3-5 this past year right here in Virginia, USA. He has also been a 'guest speaker' on BD Now! on a couple of occasions. I find the article of great interest, aside from what

MAD COW UPDATE

2003-02-21 Thread Allan Balliett
From today's Washington Post: 'Mad Cow Disease' Deemed Unlikely In Deaths of Game-Eating Hunters Hunters who feasted on their prey at a cabin in northern Wisconsin -- and later died of brain diseases -- probably did not contract mad cow disease from their meaty banquets, U.S. health officials