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Tests Confirm Mad Cow Came From Canada
myway.com ^ | Jan 6, 4:18 PM (ET) | MARK SHERMAN

Posted on 01/06/2004 1:37:26 PM PST by FFIGHTER

"WASHINGTON (AP) - Genetic testing confirms that the cow diagnosed with the first U.S. case of mad cow disease was born in Canada, agriculture officials said Tuesday.

The test results will allow investigators to intensify their search for the source of infection, most likely from contaminated feed, in Alberta, where the Holstein was born in 1997.

Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announced the mad cow diagnosis on Dec. 23, the first time the disease has been found in the United States since its discovery in Great Britain in the mid-1980s.

The DNA tests on the cow, on one of its offspring and on the semen from the cow's sire, as well as records that show the cow came from a dairy farm in Alberta, make "us confident in the accuracy of this traceback," said Dr. Ron DeHaven, the Agriculture Department's chief veterinarian.

Brian Evans, a Canadian agriculture official, said independent testing from a Canadian lab agreed... "

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.myway.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: blamecanada; canada; dna; madcow; origins; usda
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1 posted on 01/06/2004 1:37:27 PM PST by FFIGHTER
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To: FFIGHTER
I expect a BIG apology.
2 posted on 01/06/2004 1:39:15 PM PST by BunnySlippers (Help Bring Colly-fornia Back ...)
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To: FFIGHTER
I thought Dean came from Vermont?
3 posted on 01/06/2004 1:39:57 PM PST by Viking2002
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To: FFIGHTER
Genetic testing confirms that the cow diagnosed with the first U.S. case of mad cow disease was born in Canada

Didn't know you could test for nationality.

4 posted on 01/06/2004 1:40:49 PM PST by ElkGroveDan (Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
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To: FFIGHTER
I wonder how they can tell ...

...do the genes contain tiny little Maple Leafs?

5 posted on 01/06/2004 1:41:21 PM PST by BlueLancer (Der Elite Møøsënspåånkængrüppen ØberKømmååndø (EMØØK))
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To: FFIGHTER
Blame Canada!
6 posted on 01/06/2004 1:41:40 PM PST by dfwgator
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7 posted on 01/06/2004 1:42:22 PM PST by Support Free Republic (If Woody had gone straight to the police, this would never have happened!)
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To: dfwgator
Nope Bush did it. Democrats said so! Ya know.
8 posted on 01/06/2004 1:43:32 PM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: FFIGHTER
Oh sh*t! We probably got it from England....yeah, that's it, England gave it to us......
9 posted on 01/06/2004 1:44:03 PM PST by Ashamed Canadian
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To: FFIGHTER
Invade Canada at once. Send a troop of boy scouts.
10 posted on 01/06/2004 1:44:12 PM PST by cynicom
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To: FFIGHTER
Dang them Canadians!!! :)
11 posted on 01/06/2004 1:44:29 PM PST by dennisw (“We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way.” - Toby Keith)
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To: ElkGroveDan
I hear Sequel to one of two movies/songs "Cows with Guns" or "longer harder uncut".

Blame it on Canada.

12 posted on 01/06/2004 1:44:42 PM PST by dts32041 ("Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed" RAH)
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To: FFIGHTER
I can almost hear the South Park movie song "Blame Canada!"
13 posted on 01/06/2004 1:45:52 PM PST by bobjam
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To: FFIGHTER
I'm sure that when you are dealing with cattle, you need to know all the exact info of the cow being sold. Probably something like when you go to a pet shop and buy a full breed dog...I'm just guessing here! Anyway that's my two centavos worth :)
14 posted on 01/06/2004 1:45:58 PM PST by RoseofTexas (r)
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To: FFIGHTER
Hillary is from Canada? Then she can't run for Prez.


15 posted on 01/06/2004 1:48:59 PM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Lazamataz sells Conspiracy Guy's taglines to trolls. Trolls buy them.)
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To: ElkGroveDan
Didn't know you could test for nationality.

It's what the cows eat - Hay!

16 posted on 01/06/2004 1:52:45 PM PST by N. Theknow (Be a glowworm, a glowworm's never glum, cuz how can you be grumpy when the sun shines out your bum.)
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To: Viking2002
Are you...do you....who'd a thought.....of course it's obvious....am I ever dense...makes purfect sense.....

Howard Dean Sired the Calves!!!

17 posted on 01/06/2004 1:55:16 PM PST by daylate-dollarshort
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18 posted on 01/06/2004 1:56:36 PM PST by Constitution Day (Iraqi blogger to President Bush: "The bones in the mass graves salute you, Avenger of the Bones.")
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To: ElkGroveDan
Didn't know you could test for nationality.

It's on chromosome number 6. ;)

19 posted on 01/06/2004 2:12:49 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: farmfriend
ping
20 posted on 01/06/2004 2:29:40 PM PST by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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