A slaughterhouse worker who claims to have killed the first U.S. cow to test positive for mad cow disease said the animal wasn't a so-called "downer" cow, an assertion disputed by federal agriculture ...
WASHINGTON – A five-day mad cow disease scare that briefly rattled the cattle markets and raised concerns among some beef eaters has been put to rest after sophisticated chemical tests on a suspected ...
Q: What exactly is mad cow disease? A: That's the popular name for what scientists call bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is an incurable disease that creates holes in brain tissue, making ...
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats on Thursday asked Agriculture Secretary nominee Mike Johanns (search) to reconsider the Bush administration's decision last week to open U.S. borders to Canadian cattle ...