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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... "
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: blamecanada; canada; dna; madcow; origins; usda
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posted on
01/06/2004 1:37:27 PM PST
by
FFIGHTER
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 ...)
To: FFIGHTER
I thought Dean came from Vermont?
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.
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posted on
01/06/2004 1:40:49 PM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
To: FFIGHTER
I wonder how they can tell ...
...do the genes contain tiny little Maple Leafs?
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posted on
01/06/2004 1:41:21 PM PST
by
BlueLancer
(Der Elite Møøsënspåånkængrüppen ØberKømmååndø (EMØØK))
To: FFIGHTER
Blame Canada!
6
posted on
01/06/2004 1:41:40 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: All
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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!)
To: dfwgator
Nope Bush did it. Democrats said so! Ya know.
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posted on
01/06/2004 1:43:32 PM PST
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: FFIGHTER
Oh sh*t! We probably got it from England....yeah, that's it, England gave it to us......
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
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)
To: ElkGroveDan
I hear Sequel to one of two movies/songs "Cows with Guns" or "longer harder uncut".
Blame it on Canada.
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posted on
01/06/2004 1:44:42 PM PST
by
dts32041
("Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed" RAH)
To: FFIGHTER
I can almost hear the South Park movie song "Blame Canada!"
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posted on
01/06/2004 1:45:52 PM PST
by
bobjam
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 :)
To: FFIGHTER
Hillary is from Canada? Then she can't run for Prez.
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posted on
01/06/2004 1:48:59 PM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Lazamataz sells Conspiracy Guy's taglines to trolls. Trolls buy them.)
To: ElkGroveDan
Didn't know you could test for nationality. It's what the cows eat - Hay!
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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.)
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!!!
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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.")
To: ElkGroveDan
Didn't know you could test for nationality.It's on chromosome number 6. ;)
To: farmfriend
ping
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