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Asia Pacific
Malaysian Beef Challenge
Australian beef domination in Asia faces stiff competition from Malaysia.
Americas
R-CALF asks USDA to test more Canada-born cattle for BSE
Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) CEO Bill Bullard is calling on USDA today to urge them to strengthen plans for testing additional cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The group is calling for USDA to take into account the negative effects of releasing potentially misleading information - false positives - from the surveillance program, the need to identify animal origin consistent with international standards. The group is also asking USDA to target its testing program to Canadian cattle. 06/07/2004 02:04 p.m. CDT
Europe
Russia Bans Imports
The European Union is angry over Russia’s decision to ban imports of meat.
USA
USA: Cargill says genome study could lead to better beef
US food and agribusiness Cargill has announced that together with life sciences company MetaMorphix it has completed the first whole cattle genome association study and developed tools that could identify cattle that meet consumer demands for quality meat products.
Nebraska governor heads to China to push for resumption of beef trade
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns said he would use a trade mission to China and Hong Kong to push for the reopening of those markets to Nebraska beef.
Asia Pacific
Malaysian Beef Challenge
Australian beef domination in Asia faces stiff competition from Malaysia.
Americas
R-CALF asks USDA to test more Canada-born cattle for BSE
Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF USA) CEO Bill Bullard is calling on USDA today to urge them to strengthen plans for testing additional cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The group is calling for USDA to take into account the negative effects of releasing potentially misleading information - false positives - from the surveillance program, the need to identify animal origin consistent with international standards. The group is also asking USDA to target its testing program to Canadian cattle. 06/07/2004 02:04 p.m. CDT
Europe
Russia Bans Imports
The European Union is angry over Russia’s decision to ban imports of meat.
USA
USA: Cargill says genome study could lead to better beef
US food and agribusiness Cargill has announced that together with life sciences company MetaMorphix it has completed the first whole cattle genome association study and developed tools that could identify cattle that meet consumer demands for quality meat products.
Nebraska governor heads to China to push for resumption of beef trade
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns said he would use a trade mission to China and Hong Kong to push for the reopening of those markets to Nebraska beef.