An atypical case of BSE was detected in a six year-old Florida beef cow, but never entered the slaughter channels and poses no threat to the U.S. food supply.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been found on a U.K. farm for the first time since 2015, raising concern that some countries may move to limit imports of British beef.
New Zealand is working on being the first country to rid itself of Mycoplasma bovis by killing up to 100,000 cows from its herd of 6.5 million dairy cattle and 3.5 million beef cattle.
New Zealand, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, will spend more than NZ$880 million ($610 million) in a bid to eradicate the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
Grass tetany might be easily defined as a deficiency of magnesium, but for Dick Kurtz of Oregon, Mo., it just means trouble. He lost three cows in March to the disorder and is carefully watching a few more.
A case of “classical” Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has left a Scottish farmer devastated and could change the BSE risk status for Scotland, potentially impacting trade.
South Africa’s Department of Agriculture has quarantined an area in Vhembe in Limpopo province following positive laboratory results for foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in the district.
Brazil expects the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to declare the country free from foot-and-mouth disease with vaccinations at a meeting in May, according to a government statement on Friday.
South Korea, the 2nd largest buyer of U.S. beef, is enacting further safety measures following the discovery of an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) cow in Florida.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) declared Brazil free of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) with vaccination on Thursday, opening new export prospects for the world’s largest beef exporter.
Officials have confirmed a first case of a rare strain of bovine tuberculosis in the U.S. after seven cows in North Dakota tested positive for the disease.
The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history affected an investigation into a strain of bovine tuberculosis in a North Dakota beef cattle herd, say state officials.
