AsiaPig Flu Infects 215 People In ChinaInternational health authorities are e...
Asia
Pig Flu Infects 215 People In China
International health authorities are expressing concern today about an unusual outbreak of a pig-borne disease that's proving deadly to humans. The swine flu has already killed nearly 40 people and has infected another 200 across Asia.
Consumers Tend To Shun Beef Due To Mad Cow Disease: Survey
A Japanese farm ministry survey found that 43 percent of respondents have either stopped eating beef or reduced consumption since the first case of mad cow disease in Japan was confirmed in September 2001, according to results released Thursday.
Australia
Australia Pork Told By Government To Improve
A report tabled in Federal Parliament has rejected the Australian pork industry's claim it does not get enough government assistance. The Productivity Commission has found the industry needs to be more competitive on the world stage to survive.
Europe
Mad Cow Measures Is Set To Be Revised
In London, the farm ministry said yesterday it would decide in the autumn whether or not to lift one of the last remaining mad cow disease control measures, the Over Thirty Months (OTM) rule. Lifting the restriction would pave the way for a resumption of full beef exports.
Beef Imports Spark A Storm Of Protest
Shoppers are being urged to boycott South American beef on sale in local supermarkets such as the Co-op and Tesco. The call came this week as the National Farmers' Union mounted protests over the cheap imports of beef from countries such as Brazil.
Sheep Can Pass BSE To Their Lambs
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been shown to spread naturally between sheep for the first time, having passed from mother to lamb, before or during birth, in an experimentally infected flock.
North America
Canada Ponders BSE And Feed
The recommendations from a 10 month study on the potential cost to regulate the use of bovine protein in animal feed have been rejected by the beef industry and government officials as flawed and erroneous.
United States
USDA: Some Mad Cow Tests Limited
The Agriculture Department acknowledged Wednesday that its testing options for mad cow disease were limited in 9,200 cases despite its effort to expand surveillance throughout the U.S. herd.
U.S. Proposes Easing Import Ban On Japanese Beef
The U.S. Agriculture Department earlier this week proposed easing a four-year import ban on Japanese beef that stems from bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The United States banned Japanese beef imports in September 2001 following the discovery of BSE in Japan.
Ag Issues Breed Discontent In Heart Of Bush Country
Wyoming may be deep in the heart of Bush country -- and one of the reddest of the red states -- but discontentment is brewing over the administration's handling of agricultural and trade issues.
Beef Councils Get A Greater Voice
State beef councils will be given a greater voice when it comes to the $1-per-head beef checkoff, according to Myron Williams, a Wall, S.D. rancher who serves as chairman of the Federation (Checkoff) Division of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, or NCBA.
Asia
Pig Flu Infects 215 People In China
International health authorities are expressing concern today about an unusual outbreak of a pig-borne disease that's proving deadly to humans. The swine flu has already killed nearly 40 people and has infected another 200 across Asia.
Consumers Tend To Shun Beef Due To Mad Cow Disease: Survey
A Japanese farm ministry survey found that 43 percent of respondents have either stopped eating beef or reduced consumption since the first case of mad cow disease in Japan was confirmed in September 2001, according to results released Thursday.
Australia
Australia Pork Told By Government To Improve
A report tabled in Federal Parliament has rejected the Australian pork industry's claim it does not get enough government assistance. The Productivity Commission has found the industry needs to be more competitive on the world stage to survive.
Europe
Mad Cow Measures Is Set To Be Revised
In London, the farm ministry said yesterday it would decide in the autumn whether or not to lift one of the last remaining mad cow disease control measures, the Over Thirty Months (OTM) rule. Lifting the restriction would pave the way for a resumption of full beef exports.
Beef Imports Spark A Storm Of Protest
Shoppers are being urged to boycott South American beef on sale in local supermarkets such as the Co-op and Tesco. The call came this week as the National Farmers' Union mounted protests over the cheap imports of beef from countries such as Brazil.
Sheep Can Pass BSE To Their Lambs
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been shown to spread naturally between sheep for the first time, having passed from mother to lamb, before or during birth, in an experimentally infected flock.
North America
Canada Ponders BSE And Feed
The recommendations from a 10 month study on the potential cost to regulate the use of bovine protein in animal feed have been rejected by the beef industry and government officials as flawed and erroneous.
United States
USDA: Some Mad Cow Tests Limited
The Agriculture Department acknowledged Wednesday that its testing options for mad cow disease were limited in 9,200 cases despite its effort to expand surveillance throughout the U.S. herd.
U.S. Proposes Easing Import Ban On Japanese Beef
The U.S. Agriculture Department earlier this week proposed easing a four-year import ban on Japanese beef that stems from bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The United States banned Japanese beef imports in September 2001 following the discovery of BSE in Japan.
Ag Issues Breed Discontent In Heart Of Bush Country
Wyoming may be deep in the heart of Bush country -- and one of the reddest of the red states -- but discontentment is brewing over the administration's handling of agricultural and trade issues.
Beef Councils Get A Greater Voice
State beef councils will be given a greater voice when it comes to the $1-per-head beef checkoff, according to Myron Williams, a Wall, S.D. rancher who serves as chairman of the Federation (Checkoff) Division of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, or NCBA.