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Japan panel wants more data on U.S. mad cow case
Japan's Food Safety Commission said on Thursday its panel on mad cow disease wants more data on a second American case of the brain-wasting disease so it can make a risk assessment on U.S. beef.
Pork imports may been banned
The South African Pork Producers Organisation asked the government on Friday to ban the import of pork products after an outbreak of European swine fever in the Western Cape.
Cattle price, at record high, may extend gains on Japanese, Korean demand
Australian cattle prices may rise for at least another month after reaching a record today because of a decline in livestock sales and increased demand in Japan, South Korea and other overseas markets.
Americas
USDA moving `Immediately' on resuming Canadian cattle imports after ruling
The U.S. is ``immediately taking steps' to resume imports of Canadian cattle after an appeals court overturned an injunction blocking such shipments on concerns about mad-cow disease, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said.
Canadians happy U.S. cattle ban lifted
Canadian ranchers celebrated a U.S. court ruling on Thursday that overturned a two-year ban on imports of their cattle, but worried that their struggles after finding mad cow disease were not yet over.
USA
Bovine tuberculosis found in U.S. herd
Bovine tuberculosis has been found in a herd of beef cattle in northwestern Minnesota, delivering a fresh blow to ranchers hit in June with news of their nation's second case of mad-cow disease.
Penn State scientists say BSE testing not perfect, but effective
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture investigates the origins of a recently confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow disease" in Texas - the second case discovered on American soil * some observers have raised questions about how the USDA tests cattle for the disease.
Japan panel wants more data on U.S. mad cow case
Japan's Food Safety Commission said on Thursday its panel on mad cow disease wants more data on a second American case of the brain-wasting disease so it can make a risk assessment on U.S. beef.
Pork imports may been banned
The South African Pork Producers Organisation asked the government on Friday to ban the import of pork products after an outbreak of European swine fever in the Western Cape.
Cattle price, at record high, may extend gains on Japanese, Korean demand
Australian cattle prices may rise for at least another month after reaching a record today because of a decline in livestock sales and increased demand in Japan, South Korea and other overseas markets.
Americas
USDA moving `Immediately' on resuming Canadian cattle imports after ruling
The U.S. is ``immediately taking steps' to resume imports of Canadian cattle after an appeals court overturned an injunction blocking such shipments on concerns about mad-cow disease, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said.
Canadians happy U.S. cattle ban lifted
Canadian ranchers celebrated a U.S. court ruling on Thursday that overturned a two-year ban on imports of their cattle, but worried that their struggles after finding mad cow disease were not yet over.
USA
Bovine tuberculosis found in U.S. herd
Bovine tuberculosis has been found in a herd of beef cattle in northwestern Minnesota, delivering a fresh blow to ranchers hit in June with news of their nation's second case of mad-cow disease.
Penn State scientists say BSE testing not perfect, but effective
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture investigates the origins of a recently confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or "mad cow disease" in Texas - the second case discovered on American soil * some observers have raised questions about how the USDA tests cattle for the disease.