Tests Show No Mad Cow, Cattle Prices Rise
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WASHINGTON/CHICAGO  - An animal suspected of  having mad cow disease was given a clean bill of health in a  second round of sophisticated testing, the U.S. Agriculture  Department said on Tuesday after cattle prices soared in  expectation of the news.
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First-round screening tests returned  "inconclusive" results for mad cow disease from one animal and  samples were being submitted for final and more sophisticated  analysis, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday.
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TOKYO Oct 22, 2004 - A Holstein in western Japan tested positive for mad cow disease in a preliminary test conducted Saturday, an official said.
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Taking a &quot;no news is good news&quot; stance about a recent possible case of mad cow disease in the United States, state livestock officials said Friday they tentatively believe that the
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It&#39;s a big relief for the US beef industry. The Agriculture Department says no Mad Cow Disease has turned up in an animal singled out last week for additional testing.
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Sergio Madrigal watched in despair as federal officials hauled away his 449 calves to be killed after the nation's first case of mad cow disease was discovered in a nearby dairy cow. A year later, Madrigal looks out at his rebuilt herd and smiles &#151; just one of many signs that American ranchers suffered few long-term ill effects from the cow that ruined Christmas 2003.
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The government is checking a possible new case of mad cow disease, officials said Thursday, rattling the nation's cattle industry, food processors and beef-oriented restaurant chains.
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An animal suspected of having mad cow disease was given a clean bill of health in a second round of sophisticated testing, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Tuesday after cattle prices soared in expectation of the news.
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A final laboratory test has confirmed an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd, an industry source briefed by veterinary officials said on Sunday.
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OTTAWA - Canada has exceeded its target for mad cow testing this year, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says. All tests have come back negative for the brain-wasting disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the agency says.
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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 on Thursday said it had found a suspected new case of mad cow disease, although the United States said it would not change plans to resume limited Canadian cattle imports after a devastating 20-month ban.
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This article by Diane Farsetta takes a closer look at why the USDA bans independent testing for mad cow disease. When one beef producer wanted to test its own products in order to meet international safety
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Two rounds of precise tests in an Iowa lab found no evidence of mad cow disease in an animal suspected last week of having the brain-wasting ailment, federal officials said Tuesday.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- A final laboratory test has confirmed that an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd, an industry source briefed by veterinary officials said yesterday. "It is positive," the industry source told reporters after a briefing from the agency. The animal did not enter the human or animal food ...
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Japan could stop testing newborn and younger cows for mad cow disease without posing a risk to public health, a special panel decided Monday, in a ruling that could influence talks to lift Tokyo&#39;s ban on American beef imports.
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A potential new case of mad cow disease has been found in the US - but tests so far are inconclusive, said US agriculture officials.