Incidents of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) were found to be rare in 2015, according to a new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report.
The European Union (EU) has cut its budget for fighting animal diseases from €199m this year (2013) to just over €160m for 2014. While the European Commission has not explained the reduction, it comes as the EU embarks on a new medium-term budget cycle...
A move to raise the age limit from 30 to 48 months at which UK cattle are tested for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), would, if implemented, help reduce processors' costs and free up supplies.
As the US government gets to grips with the country's first case of
mad cow disease, scientists there are trying to clone cattle that
are genetically incapable of developing Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE).
To date there is no evidence that BSE is present in sheep and goats
under field conditions but BSE cannot be excluded, scientists from
the European Commission confirm this week.
A six-year old Swiss cat was found suffering from an illness
related to mad cow disease, probably from eating infected cat food,
said the Swiss veterinary office.
