Guest guest Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 US to lower mad cow surveillance program: source Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:16am ET US to lower mad cow surveillance program: source Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:16am ET U.S. News [-] Text [+] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Agriculture Department will announce on Thursday plans to scale down its mad cow surveillance program, a source briefed by the department told Reuters. " We're lowering it to reflect the low level of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in the United States, " the source said. " It is lower, but keep in mind it will still be testing at a level 10 times higher than " international recommended standards. The United States found its first case of mad cow disease in 2003 and has reported two more cases since then. Since June 2004, USDA has tested more than 650,000 head, mostly older and higher-risk cattle, for mad cow disease through its so-called expanded surveillance program. The program initially was expected to run 12-18 months http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews & storyID=2006-07\ -19T151632Z_01_WBT005662_RTRUKOC_0_US-MADCOW-USDA.xml & archived=False If George Bush said that the Earth was flat, the headline would read, “Views Differ on Shape of the Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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