Mad Cow Disease returns to Alberta
Posted March 4, 2011 7:19 pm.
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CALGARY, Alta. – Canada is dealing with a new case of mad cow disease.
A dairy cow discovered in Alberta has been confirmed as the 18th to be found with the fatal brain disease in Canada since 2003.
John Masswohl of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association explained what his group was told by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
“We got the notification on February 18th,” he said, “And at that time they said, here’s what we know, they gave us the details they knew, the investigation would proceed, and that it would be updated on their website on March 10th.”
Currently, Canada is categorized as being a controlled risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy — the scientific term for mad cow disease.
