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Government
Ag News... INFORMATION ON THE NOV. 23 NEGATIVE BSE TEST
Statement by John Clifford, Deputy Administrator
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
"The USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames,
Iowa, has determined that the inconclusive screening test sample
reported on Nov. 18 has tested negative for BSE upon confirmatory
testing."
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INFORMATION
ON THE NOV. 18 INCONCLUSIVE BSE TEST
Cattle Industry Awaits Mad Cow Test (11/23, Reuters)
The $32 billion American cattle industry, on alert for five days
over a possible second U.S. case of mad cow disease, was hoping for
a government determination on Tuesday on whether the suspect animal
was infected. The animal produced two "inconclusive" results in
screening tests for mad cow disease last Thursday, and the U.S.
Agriculture Department has yet to complete confirmatory tests.
Statement by Andrea Morgan
Associate Deputy Administrator Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (11/18),
click here.
Transcript of Tele-News Conference
regarding BSE issues with Dr. Andrea Morgan, Associate Deputy
Administrator for Veterinary Services with the Animal Plant Health
Inspection Service and Dr. Keith Collins, USDA Chief Economist -
November 18, 2004 - Washington, D.C. (11/18),
click here.
To learn more
about the risks of BSE, information can found at the following
websites:
· Centers
for Disease Control Q&A:
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cjd/bse_cjd_qa.htm
· Food
and Drug Administration Q&A:
www.fda.gov/cber/bse/bseqa.htm#a1
· Beef
Industry Scientific Panel Information Resource:
www.BSEinfo.org
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