On May 20, 2003 the Canadian Food Inspection Service notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) of a confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a domestic cow from a farm in northern Alberta. USDA-APHIS immediately placed Canada under its BSE restriction guidelines. Read more
CWD UPDATE June 13, 2003 The ongoing investigation into the BSE case in Canada has resulted in the quarantine of 18 farms in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. All cattle tested in the trace forward segment have come back without any more positives. Testing of cattle in the trace back Read more
Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), co-chair of the new Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Task Force on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), introduced two bills that will assist states in combating the spread of the debilitating disease found in wild and domestic mule deer and elk herds. Both of Kind’s CWD bills were Read more
Washington, DC: Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Ron Kind (D-WI) will co-chair a new Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Task Force on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation announced today. Representatives Lee Terry (R-NE) and Mark Udall (D-CO) will serve as vice chairs and additional members of the Caucus from Read more
CWD UPDATE May 29, 2003 A case of BSE has been confirmed from an eight-year-old cow on a Northern Alberta farm. The positive finding was announced on May 20 after tests were conducted in Canada and England on tissue samples from the animal. The United States and several other countries Read more
MEMO Subject: Clarification of the Prohibition of the Importation of all Live Ruminants, Ruminant Meat, Ruminant Meat Products and Other Ruminant Protein Products from Canada Due to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) To: Regional Directors, VS Veterinary Regulatory Support, PPQ On May 20, 2003, Mr. Bobby R. Acord, Administrator, Animal and Read more
TORONTO (AP) — The United States banned all beef imports from Canada after a lone case of mad cow disease was discovered in the heart of Canada’s cattle country on Tuesday. The discovery raised concern because Canada and the United States had put in place feeding practices authorities thought would Read more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Use of Material From Deer and Elk in Animal Feed.” When finalized, this draft guidance will describe FDA’s recommendations regarding the use in all animal feed of all material from deer and elk Read more
Federal lawmakers, including several from Wisconsin, reintroduced measures Friday that would coordinate and increase federal response to chronic wasting disease, which has afflicted deer and elk herds in eight states. In the Senate, Colorado Republican Sen. Wayne Allard introduced a bill that calls for $34.5 million in federal funding to Read more
Congressman Scott McInnis (R-CO), Chairman of the Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, re-introduced “The Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act” today, legislation that will authorize $24 million to combat the spread of the debilitating disease found in wild and domestic mule deer and elk herds in eight Read more