The mystery of mad cow disease in the United States remains

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[the mystery of mad cow disease in the United States] the mystery of mad cow disease in the United States (2001.02.01 10:25:06) Washington, Jan 31 (reporter Wu Weinong) although the U.S Food and Drug Administration pointed out through an investigation that a batch of cattle that had eaten illegal feed in Texas did not have the risk of transmitting mad cow disease, but because hundreds of feed factories in the United States were found to have violated the ban in production, the suspicion of mad cow disease still exists in the United States 1222 Texan cattle have been quarantined since last week because they have eaten feed from a feed factory called prina, FDA officials said Jan 30 The plant, which adds bone meal and ingredients processed from other cattle organs to its feed, could be a source of BSE The factory has offered to buy the cattle in case they enter the slaughterhouse As a big beef consuming country, although the United States has not found "mad cow" or the new type of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease patients who may be related to it, it dare not take it lightly Some studies have suggested that the consumption of feed containing sick cattle or other animal organs may make cattle infected with BSE In addition to the prina plant, hundreds of feed factories in the United States have been found to have violated the ban on the production of feed from cattle organs Therefore, the U.S Food and Drug Administration and other departments are concerned about the possibility of the spread of BSE in the United States (end) ------------------------------------------------------- China feed industry information network MWD (author:)