Changes Aim at Better Mad Cow Testing
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As the government awaits definitive results in a possible second case of mad cow disease, federal officials are charting new ground in dealing with a jittery public.
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A possible new case of mad cow disease surfaced Thursday, reviving interest in giving consumers more details about tainted meat and in tracking cattle from barnyard to slaughterhouse.
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U.S. Agriculture Department  scientists were still conducting tests late on Monday to  determine if the United States had a second case of the deadly  mad cow disease amid secrecy over where the suspect animal was  raised or slaughtered.
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Canada&#39;s Food Inspection Agency said today that multiple screening tests indicate a 10-year-old dairy cow may have mad cow disease.
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First-round screening tests returned &quot;inconclusive&quot; results for mad cow disease from one animal and samples were being submitted for final and more sophisticated analysis, the US Agriculture Department said on Thursday.
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A panel of experts on Monday compiled a report on mad cow disease that paves the way for Japan to drop its current policy to test all cattle, setting the stage for a possible easing of a ban on US beef imports.
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A cow for which preliminary tests for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as &quot;mad cow disease&quot;) had proved inclusive has been determined free of the disease, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced November 23.
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NEW YORK A possible new case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, according to the Agriculture Department. The agency said Thursday that the brain of a cow tested positive three times on
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Government scientists are chasing a possible new case of mad cow disease in the United States, with final results on a suspicious slaughtered animal expected
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If tests next week prove that the United States has its second case of mad cow disease, cattle industry sources are hoping the animal is an old dairy cow from Canada.
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A cow the Agriculture Department had suspected of carrying mad cow disease was declared free of the illness after follow-up tests, officials said Tuesday. The announcement was a relief to the U.S. beef industry, which is still trying to recover from the nation's first case of the disease last December.
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Scientists have created a genetic map of a cow, giving researchers a new tool to reduce animal disease and improve the nutrition of beef and dairy products.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - A final laboratory test has  confirmed an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second  case Canada has found in its herd, the Canadian Food Inspection  Agency said on Sunday.
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A final laboratory test has confirmed that an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd.
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An Iowa lab is working to confirm initial tests indicating a sickly US animal had mad cow disease, 11 months after the nation&#39;s first case emerged in Washington state.
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The Department of Agriculture said a cow had tested positive for mad cow disease. If confirmed, it would be the second US case. The cow tested positive on so-called rapid tests, which are considered inconclusive until further testing is completed.
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CALGARY (CP) - Alberta's premier says it's time to look at a cull of older animals to restore international confidence in Canadian beef after two cows tested positive for mad cow disease in the last 10 days.