Canada confirms new case of mad cow

TORONTO - Canada confirmed a case of mad cow disease on Sunday at a farm in British Columbia — the country’s fifth case since May 2003, when the United States closed the border to Canadian beef.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Thursday it had a suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12304388/

and I thought I was absent minded because of that pot I tend to use for stress relief.

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From the posted article:

"The 6-year-old cow was identified on a Fraser Valley farm through the national BSE surveillance program. It is fifth case in Canada since May 2003, when the U.S. border was closed to Canadian beef after the sick cows were detected in Canada.

In a written statement, the inspection agency said the case would have no bearing on the safety of Canadian beef, because no part of the animal entered the human food or animal feed systems."

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“It is important to note that Canada’s monitoring system identified this animal as one that should be removed from the food and feed supply chain, ensuring food safety continues to be protected,” Johanns said in a statement.
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I'll still enjoy my barbecue anyhoo

summer is almost here!!

At the end of it's life it would have been slaughtered
for dog food.

This animal even if healthy would not be fit for human
consumption.

BTW the first Canadian BSE case was a dairy cow also not
a steer.

http://www.actionforanimalsnetwork.org/dairy_or_beef.htm

However as far as I know all three Canadian BSE cases were
discovered on farms not at slaughter houses or feed lots.

One was reported by the farmer himself.

Canada is also in the process of following the Japanese in
creating a cattle registry and 100% inspection regime.

Animal by product feeds are illegal in Canada but I've heard
some underground use still occurs.

Your dairy info is upsetting. It means I have to go vegetarian
or turkey in my Chili.

I did make a tofu heavy Chili once. It was pretty good. Braise
cubes of firm tofu in place of meat and use lots of peppers and
onions with two BULBS of garlic. There is no such thing as too
much garlic!!!!!!!

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:hi:

A site that may be of interest to you



From that above link/image:

This finding does not affect the safety of Canadian beef. Tissues in which BSE is known to concentrate in infected animals are removed from all cattle slaughtered in Canada for domestic and international human consumption. No part of this animal entered the human food or animal feed systems.

Preliminary investigations conducted prior to receiving final results identified the animal’s exact date of birth and birth farm — two critical elements required to trace other animals of interest, as defined by the World Organization for Animal Health. With the confirmed positive results and this information already in hand, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has immediately undertaken the animal component of its investigation on a priority basis.

The CFIA is also conducting a thorough examination of potential sources of infection. Investigators will pay particular attention to the feed to which the animal may have been exposed early in its life, when cattle are most susceptible to BSE. The CFIA is collecting records of feed purchased by and used on the animal’s birth farm. As in previous investigations, the CFIA will also fully consider all other scientific pathways in an attempt to definitively determine how the animal became infected.

This animal, a six-year-old dairy cow, developed BSE after the implementation of Canada’s feed ban.

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Old cows end up in burger, the grade is cutter and canner.