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Atypical BSE detected in Alabama cow
Jul 18, 2017, 21:09 PM
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The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) says an 11 year old cow in Alabama has tested positive for atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).
APHIS and state veterinary officials are gathering more information on what would be the fifth case of the neurological cattle disease in the U.S., and offered assurances the animal never entered slaughter channels—presenting no risk to the food supply.
Of the four previous cases, the first was classical BSE imported from Canada, and the rest have been atypical.
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