An only rare atypical case of L-type mad cow located and destroyed in Germany

Thursday, February 6th 2014 - 04:48 UTC

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German health authorities have picked up a rare atypical case of BSE in an aged cow, as part of routine screening work. A single animal from a group of 80 was found to have atypical BSE (L-type) after laboratory testing. Seven cohorts were destroyed as part of the examination, all found to be negative for BSE, following an epidemiological investigation. Read full article

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Still.....to be absolutely sure....ban all meat exports and contain the problem to Germany. Surprised France hasn't taken unilateral action already.
Feb 06th, 2014 - 08:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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nololly
Mad cows? Now....who does that remind me of?
Feb 06th, 2014 - 11:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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A_Voice
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the wife/girlfriend/boyfriend...?
they've got to mad to be with you...
Feb 07th, 2014 - 12:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
The discovery was made in a single 53 year-old cow after election time, as part of Argentina's targeted spongiform fat-lip surveillance system. The cow had no signs of a brain, authorities said.
When are they going to locate and destroy TMCOA ???
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