It is now clear that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as 'mad cow disease', is not merely a UK phenomenon, nor is it merely an economic nuisance. In fact, it may be an impending ...

When the government veterinary scientists ran tests on a cow head Colin sent them, they confirmed his fears: the sickness was a new addition to a family of fatal transmissible brain diseases.

The threat of so-called “mad cow disease” has all but faded from the collective memory, after its appearance in U.K. cattle ...

Although no cases of mad cow disease have been found in humans or livestock in the United States, according to a Purdue expert, recent news articles have suggested that individuals have died from the ...

Nov. 17, 2022 — The brains of people with Down syndrome develop the same neurodegenerative tangles and plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease and frequently demonstrate signs of the ...

A case of BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, has been identified on a farm in Ayrshire. The Scottish government said precautionary movement restrictions had been put in place at the farm and ...

Movement restrictions at Boghead Farm in Lumsden were introduced after so-called mad cow disease was found in one cow. Speaking through NFU Scotland, Thomas Jackson said: "This has been a very ...

Special Forces hero who led secret mission to blow up Saddam Hussein's communications network dies from 'human Mad Cow Disease' ...

Mismanaging this opportunity could cost the industry dearly. ...

Dairy farms need to review their strategies for preventing metabolic disease in transition cows as monensin boluses are no ...