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Asia Pacific

Japan panel approves U.S. mad cow deal
A Japanese government panel studying mad cow disease accepted a U.S. proposal on verifying the age of cattle on Tuesday, a move that could end Japan's near 14-month ban on U.S. beef.

Japan jitters over mad-cow
Japan confirmed its first human death from a variant of mad-cow disease, adding to jitters as the country negotiates with the U.S. over whether to resume imports of American beef

Europe

Britain may have found goat with BSE
Britain said Tuesday a goat diagnosed as having the brain-wasting disease scrapie in 1990 may have had mad cow disease, but it would take up to two years of further tests to confirm this.

Agreement expected to boost Canadian pork exports to the EU
Recently negotiated changes to the Canada-European Union 'Vet Agreement' are expected to open the door to increased exports of Canadian pork to the EU.

Americas

Canadian delegation returning to U.S. to lobby for open border to cattle
A Canadian delegation is heading back to Washington on Monday, to keep the pressure on the U.S. with the border about to re-open to Canadian cattle.

Canada considers dye in feed containing ruminant products
Billy Hewitt, an official with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's BSE coordination group, said Monday that the agency might require a marker dye to be added to all animal feed containing cattle byproducts.

USA

UN says mad cow tests working, despite outbreaks
Testing for mad cow disease is working in catching cases of the lethal brain-wasting disorder, the United Nations said on Monday, in the wake of several new discoveries of BSE-related cases.

NCBA seeks industry oversight of animal ID
National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is proposing a national animal identification system that would give the industry oversight for the system.

Support for checkoff hits 10-year high
Producer support for the $1-per-head beef checkoff program is at a 10-year high, with 73 percent of beef producers voicing approval of the Beef Checkoff Program in a January 2005 survey. That’s up from 70 percent in July 2004.

Asia Pacific

Japan panel approves U.S. mad cow deal
A Japanese government panel studying mad cow disease accepted a U.S. proposal on verifying the age of cattle on Tuesday, a move that could end Japan's near 14-month ban on U.S. beef.

Japan jitters over mad-cow
Japan confirmed its first human death from a variant of mad-cow disease, adding to jitters as the country negotiates with the U.S. over whether to resume imports of American beef

Europe

Britain may have found goat with BSE
Britain said Tuesday a goat diagnosed as having the brain-wasting disease scrapie in 1990 may have had mad cow disease, but it would take up to two years of further tests to confirm this.

Agreement expected to boost Canadian pork exports to the EU
Recently negotiated changes to the Canada-European Union 'Vet Agreement' are expected to open the door to increased exports of Canadian pork to the EU.

Americas

Canadian delegation returning to U.S. to lobby for open border to cattle
A Canadian delegation is heading back to Washington on Monday, to keep the pressure on the U.S. with the border about to re-open to Canadian cattle.

Canada considers dye in feed containing ruminant products
Billy Hewitt, an official with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's BSE coordination group, said Monday that the agency might require a marker dye to be added to all animal feed containing cattle byproducts.

USA

UN says mad cow tests working, despite outbreaks
Testing for mad cow disease is working in catching cases of the lethal brain-wasting disorder, the United Nations said on Monday, in the wake of several new discoveries of BSE-related cases.

NCBA seeks industry oversight of animal ID
National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is proposing a national animal identification system that would give the industry oversight for the system.

Support for checkoff hits 10-year high
Producer support for the $1-per-head beef checkoff program is at a 10-year high, with 73 percent of beef producers voicing approval of the Beef Checkoff Program in a January 2005 survey. That’s up from 70 percent in July 2004.