[Just mythoughts]

"A goat slaughtered in France in 2002 has tested positive for "mad cow" disease, French and EU officials said,"

2002 and we are just now hearing about it. Could it be this is what ails the French they have MAD goat disease?

[MineralMan]

"2002 and we are just now hearing about it. "

Well, apparently they were suspicious, because the meat wasn't sold and the rest of that herd of goats was destroyed. Since the disease wasn't known in goats, it could have taken some time to confirm it.