BSE investigation may take months
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Last Update: 2008-11-03
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Lead: East egger Reuters, Washington, Dec 26: after quarantine of the second batch of dairy cattle in Washington state, the U.S Department of Agriculture said it may take several months to investigate the first case of mad cow disease in the United States A four-year-old dairy cow at a farm in Washington state has been confirmed to be infected with the fatal bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, which has led to a decline in U.S beef exports, a collapse in the stock market of food companies and a shaken consumer confidence The U.S Department of Agriculture said it would send a team of experts to Japan to start negotiations on how to solve the concerns of the Japanese people and hope to resume the export shipment to Japan Japan is the largest importer of beef from the United States Last year, Japan imported about $10 worth of American beef, offal and other meat More than 20 countries importing U.S beef from ter have suspended imports of U.S beef, and Venezuela and Egypt on Friday banned imports of U.S beef According to Rodwin, chief veterinarian of the U.S Department of agriculture at ter, it will take time to investigate how black and white cattle are infected with BSE, which will not be solved in a few days, which will take weeks or months Ter's U.S Department of agriculture quarantined 4000 cows at another farm in marbuton, Washington earlier this week, in an area where cows confirmed to be infected with mad cow disease were slaughtered on December 9 Rodwin said the cow has two calves living together Mad cow disease is highly unlikely to spread through reproduction, but scientists cannot rule out the possibility According to ter Rodwin, it is not yet mature to speculate that the cow infected with mad cow disease originated in Canada In May, Canadian officials reported a case of mad cow disease in Alberta The Department of agriculture and food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation will be extended to other states An FDA official said the investigation focused on the source of feed for black and white cattle "We think the cow was infected with mad cow disease very early because the incubation period is usually four to five years," said Stephen sunloff, the FDA's chief veterinarian All farms in Washington state that produce feed now comply with FDA requirements, sunlof said Since 1997, the agency has banned the use of meat and bone meal in feed TER
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