Gov't Confirms Mad Cow Case In Alabama

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Gov't Confirms Mad Cow Case In Alabama

 

POSTED: 3:15 pm EST March 13, 2006

UPDATED: 5:56 pm EST March 13, 2006

 

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Agriculture Department confirmed Monday the

third case of mad cow in the U.S.

 

 

The department's top veterinarian said a preliminary test detected the

infection in the Alabama beef cow last week. Veterinarian John

Clifford said more detailed testing at a government lab in Iowa

confirmed the findings.

 

Clifford said the animal never entered the food supply. He said it

appears to have been at least 10 years old.

 

The first U.S. case of the disease was in a Canadian-born cow in

Washington state in December 2003. The second case was a Texas-born

cow detected last June.

 

The department is investigating where the Alabama cow was born and raised.