Same problem in NH w/ deer. > prob the highest incidence in North America is in the US > Colrado Springs is a problem area. It spread into the local deer > population. > > Mike Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So why doesn't Creekstone just test in Canada or Mexico or anywhere the > USDA doesn't have jurisdiction? > > Fedex. > > >> the government doesnt want the extent of mad cow to be known as it is >> high >> in some areas. >> >> >> Keith Addison wrote: >> See also: >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6711179.stm >> BBC NEWS >> EU urged to relax farm feed rules >> 1 June 2007 >>>The European Commission has been urged to lift the ban on using >>>animal remains in farm feed. EU scientists are looking at the safety >>>of using animal by-products... >> >> What safety is that? Some people never learn. - K >> >> ------ >> >> The EU is currently funding research on the impacts of feeding animal >> carcasses to other farm animals. >> U.S. government fights to keep meatpackers from testing all >> slaughtered cattle for mad cow >> The Associated Press >> Published: May 29, 2007 >> >> WASHINGTON: The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to >> keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease. >> >> The Agriculture Department tests fewer than 1 percent of slaughtered >> cows for the disease, which can be fatal to humans who eat tainted >> beef. A beef producer in the western state of Kansas, Creekstone >> Farms Premium Beef, wants to test all of its cows. >> >> Larger meat companies feared that move because, if Creekstone should >> test its meat and advertised it as safe, they might have to perform >> the expensive tests on their larger herds as well. >> >> The Agriculture Department regulates the test and argued that >> widespread testing could lead to a false positive that would harm the >> meat industry. >> >> A federal judge ruled in March that such tests must be allowed. U.S. >> District Judge James Robertson noted that Creekstone sought to use >> the same test the government relies on and said the government didn't >> have the authority to restrict it. - A federal judge ruled in March >> that such tests must be allowed. The ruling was scheduled to take >> effect June 1, but the Agriculture Department said Tuesday it would >> appeal, effectively delaying the testing until the court challenge >> has played out. >> >> Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is linked to >> more than 150 human deaths worldwide, mostly in Britain. >> >> Three cases of mad cow disease have been found in the United States. >> The first, in December 2003 in Washington state, was in a cow that >> had been imported from Canada. The second, in 2005, was in a cow born >> in Texas. The third was confirmed last year in an Alabama cow. >> >> Found at: >> http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/29/america/NA-GEN-US-Mad-Cow.ph >> p >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Biofuel mailing list >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >> messages): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Be a PS3 game guru. >> Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! >> Games._______________________________________________ >> Biofuel mailing list >> Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >> http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >> messages): >> http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > > > --------------------------------- > Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. > Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green > Center._______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages): > http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > >
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