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USDA's Chief Veterinary Officer on the Recent BSE Case (aka Mad Cow)

April 25, 2012 Dr. John Clifford, Chief Veterinary Officer for the United States of America

On April 24, USDA confirmed the nation’s 4 th case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an animal that was sampled for the disease at a rendering facility in central California. This animal was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, so at no time presented a risk to the food...

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