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A Western blot analysis, used to detect specific proteins in tissue samples, is used to confirm BSE in cattle. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Beef cattle, Livestock

Scotland identifies ‘classical’ BSE case

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London | Reuters — Scotland’s government said on Thursday that a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) had been discovered on a farm in Aberdeenshire, the first in Britain since 2015. A quarantine area has been put in place around the farm while inspectors try to identify the origin of the disease. “I have activated
Cattle graze at a military base in Florida. (Wirepec/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef cattle, Livestock

Florida finds atypical BSE case

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Chicago | Reuters — A six-year-old beef cow in Florida tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. The animal tested positive for atypical H-type BSE on Aug. 26 at the Colorado State University’s veterinary diagnostic laboratory, as part of routine surveillance of cattle that are found to
Five years later, flood aid returns
Other, Our History

Five years later, flood aid returns

Our History: July 2010

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The wet year of 2005 decided to celebrate its fifth anniversary with a repeat in 2010, and the front page of our July 15 issue carried a story on how Ottawa and the provinces had announced a $30-per-acre payment to compensate for an estimated 12 million acres that went unseeded that year. The estimate was
Our History

Wheat Board has bad news for grain producers

Our History: August 1998

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With BSE still to appear in Canada in August 1998, it may not have been realized just how important our Aug. 13 front-page story would be. Former Canadian Cattlemen’s Association general manager told his annual meeting in Edmonton about the new project to develop a national cattle identification program. There was little good news for
A Western blot analysis, used to confirm BSE in bovine brain tissue. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Beef cattle, Livestock

Alabama finds atypical BSE case

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Reuters — An 11-year-old cow in Alabama tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. The cow tested positive for the atypical L-type of BSE after exhibiting clinical signs at an Alabama livestock market, USDA said in a press release. Atypical BSE can arise spontaneously in cattle herds,
Beef cattle, Livestock

Ireland reports BSE case, says no risk to health

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Dublin | Reuters — Ireland said Wednesday that a dead cow had been confirmed as having bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), but said it had not entered the food chain and there was no risk to human health or beef’s trade status. The animal tested positive for “atypical” BSE, Ireland’s agriculture department said in a statement,
Alberta researcher David Westaway says there’s a hidden process in BSE 
and other prion diseases.  PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
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Prion diseases like BSE have a telltale sign

The discovery suggests the disease may not be 
as unstoppable as previously thought

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Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have found fatal prion diseases, like BSE, have a hidden signature. Findings published this month in the peer-reviewed journal, Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens, show that up to seven months before an animal shows physical signs of infection, a particular prion protein in the brain, known as

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