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BSE Case Confirmed In Alabama Cow

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford announced today (March 13) that a third case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in a U.S. animal.

The animal in question was a non-ambulatory, Santa Gertrudis cow from Alabama. It died on the farm and did not enter the food chain. Based on dentition, the animal was estimated to be more than 10 years of age and thus born before the 1997 ban on feeding ruminant protein to ruminants.

The USDA is researching the cow’s herd of origin, offspring and animals born in the same herd within one year of the affected animal. The cow had been on the farm on which it died for less than a year.

Its BSE status was confirmed by another rapid test and a Western blot test conducted by scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. In addition, an immunohistochemistry test is being conducted, and the results should be available in four to five days.

BSE                                                                                                

BSE Case Confirmed In Alabama Cow

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford announced today (March 13) that a third case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in a U.S. animal.

The animal in question was a non-ambulatory, Santa Gertrudis cow from Alabama. It died on the farm and did not enter the food chain. Based on dentition, the animal was estimated to be more than 10 years of age and thus born before the 1997 ban on feeding ruminant protein to ruminants.

The USDA is researching the cow’s herd of origin, offspring and animals born in the same herd within one year of the affected animal. The cow had been on the farm on which it died for less than a year.

Its BSE status was confirmed by another rapid test and a Western blot test conducted by scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. In addition, an immunohistochemistry test is being conducted, and the results should be available in four to five days.