First Case of ‘Mad Cow’ Disease Is Confirmed
ISRAEL
Israel confirmed its first case of “mad cow” disease, found in the Golan Heights, but officials said they were confident no infected meat had reached the market.
The Agriculture Ministry said it will examine the brains of all cattle over 30 months old that are sent to slaughterhouses before releasing their meat to the market. The offspring of the infected cow and three others in the herd would be destroyed, the ministry said.
Officials said the Israeli-born animal was probably infected by poultry fish meal imported from Europe. A biopsy showed bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease.
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