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Canada links 12th case of mad cow to infected feed

The six-year old Alberta dairy cow found to be suffering from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in February was the victim of infected feed, according to the official investigation.

It was Canada's 12th case of mad cow disease since 2003 and infected feed has been blamed for all previous cases as well.

"It is reasonable to presume that this animal was exposed to feed containing a low level of infectivity during its first year of life," the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement.

The CFIA brought in strict feed rules last year which it said should help eliminate the disease nationally within a decade. It says that until then, a handful of new cases are likely to appear.

Full post as published by Mad Cow Blog on August 03, 2008 (boomark / email).