BSE found in Alabama – April 15, 2006
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Tests results for a cow on an Alabama farm were positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, according to a March 13 statement by the Department of Agriculture. The animal, which was euthanized and buried on the farm, did not enter the human food or animal feed supplies.
USDA Chief Veterinarian John Clifford said the department was working with Alabama animal health officials to conduct an epidemiologic investigation to gather any further information on the origin of the cow. The cow had resided on the Alabama farm for less than a year.
A western blot test conducted at the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, on samples from the cow confirmed the infection. The western blot test is one of two confirmatory tests that the USDA uses to determine whether an animal is infected with BSE. The other test is the immunohistochemistry test.
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