RE: [RC] OT - Mad Cow Disease in WA State - Alison Farrin
While in
France this summer, French farmers told us that France just doesn’t say
anything, implying that it is endemic in France despite denial of same from the
French government.Wonder if the
same is true here?
Alison A. Farrin
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Disease in WA State
For all of you (humans) who eat beef, this may explain why you
"haven't quite been feeling yourself lately"... and it still
doesn't explain why Arabian horses act like mad cows when they don't even
eat meat... :-)
I remain confident that our country administrators know absolutely
nothing of the situation and how bad it might truly be (fyi - mad cow disease
does not suddenly "crop up" in one solitary animal in an entire
country). We will shortly see how powerful the US beef industry really
is...
Mike Sofen
Santa Cruz, CA
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ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of DarkHorseGoddess@xxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003
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in WA State
Mad Cow Disease
Suspected in U.S. Cow
Dec 23, 2003 4:47 pm US/Central
WASHINGTON (AP) The first-ever U.S. case of mad cow disease is suspected in a
single cow in Washington state, but the American food supply is safe,
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said Tuesday.
"We remain confident in the safety of our food supply," said Veneman.
She told a news conference that a single Holstein cow that was either sick or
injured -- thus never destined for the U.S. food supply -- tested presumptively
positive for the brain-wasting illness.
