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Asia Pacific

 

UPDATE 2-Japan discovers 7th mad cow case, second in a week

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japan announced on Thursday the discovery of another case of mad cow disease, the second in less than a week and the seventh since the brain-wasting disease was discovered in the country in September 2001.

Japan Confirms Seventh Case of Mad Cow Disease

Today, Japanese health officials confirmed the nation's seventh case of mad cow disease - the second such case in less than a week.

 

Japanese BSE case not expected to effect market
A sixth case of BSE or mad cow disease has been detected in Japan, but it's not expected to have any major impact on Australia's beef exports.

 

7th Cow With BSE Found in Hokkaido, Japan
Kyodo News, January 23, 2003 A cow in Hokkaido has been found to have contracted brain-wasting bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), marking the seventh BSE case in Japan, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Thursday.

 

Americas

 

Spanish sheep farmers say suing Schering-Plough

MADRID, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A group of Spanish sheep farmers said on Wednesday they had filed a lawsuit against U.S. drug company Schering-Plough <SGP.N> following the death of thousands of animals after vaccination.

 

Europe

 

UK softens foot-and-mouth livestock controls

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Livestock movement controls imposed due to the 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak are to be relaxed in England and Wales, the farm ministry said on Thursday.

 

USA

 

USDA: January-November 2002 U.S. Agricultural Exports Down

USDA reports US agricultural exports from January to November 2002 declined by almost $1 billion from the same period in 2001 as high-value exports, except vegetable oils and most horticulture products, dropped by varying amounts. Bulk exports, except cotton, increased from 2001, although bulk volume shipments fell slightly.

 

American Farm Bureau ends support for packer ban on livestock ownership

Delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual convention in Florida this week voted to end the group's support of a legislative ban on meatpackers' ability to own livestock, according to a new release.

 

Fewer Fed Cattle
USDA reports that the number of cattle in U.S. feedlots is down eight percent from a year earlier.