Lab Authorized to Use Mad Cow Disease Test
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A laboratory here is one of a few facilities nationwide that has been certified to conduct newly approved rapid testing for mad cow disease.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture selected the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, headquartered at UC Davis, to conduct tests that check for the brain-wasting disease in just a few hours.
Director Alex Ardans said the lab has experience with high-volume testing for other diseases, including chronic wasting disease, a variation of mad cow that strikes deer and elk.
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