June
• Second Case Of Mad Cow Confirmed In U.S.

January
• Canada Confirms New Case Of Mad Cow In Alberta
• U.S. Reaffirms Support For Lifting Ban On Canadian Beef
• Canada Confirms Second Mad Cow Case

December
• U.S. Stands Firm On Canadian Beef Imports
• Canada Finds Suspected New Case Of Mad Cow Disease
• Court Considers Challenge Of Cattle Ad Campaign

November
• Beef Packing Officials "Optimistic" On Beef Sales
• Bush Makes Official Visit To Canada
• Bush Visiting Canadian Prime Minister In Ottawa
• No Mad Cow: Tests Come Back Negative
• Possible New Case Of Mad Cow Disease Found

October
• 14th Case Of Mad Cow In Japan
• Japan Confirms Third Case Of Mad Cow Disease In 2004

August
• Human Mad Cow Infection More Widespread Than Thought
• USDA Requiring More Data Before Giving Mad Cow Results

July
• Synthetic Rogue Protein Furthers Mad Cow Knowledge
• Company Recalls Patties After Canadian Beef Is Mislabled
• Mad Cow Surveillance Questioned; USDA Defends Program
• Restrictions To Cover Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements
• No Mad Cow Disease Found In 2nd Cow Singled Out

June
• No Mad Cow Disease In Cow Singled Out In Screening
• Chromium Compound Sickened Cattle In Washington
• Groups Chide Gov't Response To Mad Cow Disease

May
• Supreme Court To Consider Beef Marketing Program
• FDA Sets New Rules On Donating Human Tissue
• Possible Criminal Violations In Cattle Futures Market

April
• Official Hopes For Beef Sales To Japan By Fall
• USDA Rejects Plan To Test All Animals For Mad Cow
• NJ Senators Want Cluster Investigated

March
• Mystery: Why Are Elk Dying?
• Government Expands Mad Cow Testing
• Beef Production Down After Mad Cow Disease
• Government Launches Criminal Probe Into Mad Cow Case
• Mexico Partially Lifts Ban On U.S. Beef
• Recall Nearly Four Times Larger Than Disclosed
• Food Scares Have Consumers Wondering: What's Safe?

February
• Panel Recommends Testing Dead Cattle On Farms
• Consumers Will Pay Less For Meat
• Researchers Struggle For New Mad-Cow Test
• Slaughterhouse Disputes Claims Mad Cow Was Lame
• House Panel Questions How Mad Cow Case Handled
• Lawmakers Challenge Statement Mad Cow Was Lame
• Italian Scientists Discover New Form Of Mad Cow Disease
• Government Ends Search For More Mad Cow Cases
• Veneman Downplays Mad Cow Risk Cited By Expert Panel

January
• Bush Administration Wants $60 Million for Mad Cow
• Beef Industry Again Upset By Figure In Oprah Case
• Democrats Push For National Animal ID System
• Cattle Futures Trading Prior To Mad Cow Investigated
• U.S. Trying To Prevent Trade Problems Related To Mad Cow
• FDA Announces New Mad Cow Protections
• Poland Resumes Imports Of U.S. Beef
• United States, Japan Discuss Mad Cow Measures
• Supermarkets Use Cards To Inform Customers Of Recall
• U.S. Says 100 Percent Testing Can't Prevent Mad Cow
• Japan Won't Sell U.S. Beef Products At Risk For Mad Cow
• Beef Industry To Launch Delayed Ad Campaign
• Mad Cow Scare Hurts Midwest Meatpacking Belt
• Four More Cows Located From Canadian Herd
• Marketing Claims For Beef Confusing
• Illinois Agriculture Department To Add Inspectors
• U.S. Consumers Shrug Off Mad Cow Scare
• Gov't Orders Killing Of 129 Cows With Ties To Holstein
• Ban Stays in Place in Japan
• Have Scientists Missed Some Human Cases Of Mad Cow?
• Scare Revives Calls For U.S. Beef Labels In Stores
• Japan To Send Team To United States
• Officials Begin Killing Calves
• Kosher Beef Might Protect Against Mad Cow Disease
• DNA Tests Confirm Mad-Cow Holstein Came From Canada
• Prices At Cattle Auction Stay High Despite Mad Cow Fears
• Mexico Will Consider Importing Some US Beef - In Months
• USDA To Kill 450 Calves In Herd Linked To Mad Cow
• Family Of 10 Diseases Mystifies
• School Officials Monitoring Mad Cow Case
• Market Recalls Beef Bones Linked To Mad Cow Batch
• Ban On American Beef Roils Some Shippers
• USDA Quarantines Third Washington Herd
• Cattlemen Watch What They Feed Their Animals
• Mad Cow Case Hasn't Created Rush To Vegetarianism
• Iowa Lab In Forefront Of Testing For Mad Cow Disease
• Asian Consumers Bought What Americans Don't Eat

December
• Officials Say Pet Owners Shouldn't Be Alarmed
• Mad Cow Could Spur Move To High-Tech Livestock Tracking
• USDA Bans Further Use Of Sick `Downer' Cattle For Meat
• Blunt Says More Safety Measures Likely Due To Mad Cow
• Mad Cow Follows Bumper Year For Cattle Ranchers
• U.S. Only Contemplates Changes In Mad Cow Testing
• US-Canada Cattle Trade Connects Countries
• Mad Cow Case Heightens Debate About Feed Inspections
• Infected Cow Born Before Restrictions On Cattle Feed
• Dairy Industry Contributed To Key Lawmakers
• Durbin Says Fed. Agencies Should Do More About Mad Cow
• Japan Says It?s Too Early To Discuss Lifting Beef Ban
• Mad Cow Recall Expands
• Mad Cow Case Linked to Canada
• Officials Quarantine Two Calves Of Slaughtered Cow
• British Lab Confirmas Case Of Mad Cow Disease In U.S.
• Handling Of The Mad Cow Scare Could Affect Economies
• Mad Cow Scare Not Seen As A Boon By Poultry
• Two Companies Violated FDA Cattle Feed Regulations
• Stocks Down After Mad Cow News
• Durbin Says Country Needs Strict Livestock Feed Standards
• MO Officials Say Nothing To Fear From Mad Cow Case
• Mad Cow Scare Spreads; Countries Block Beef Imports
• Investigators Try To Trace Infected Cow To Birth Herd
• Mexico Bans U.S. Beef
• Gov't Investigating First Case Of Mad Cow Disease In U.S.

 • CDC
 • FDA
 • USDA
 • National Cattlemen's Association
 • Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
 • U.S. Animal Identification Plan
 • National Animal Disease Center
 • Nat'l Veterinary Services Laboratories
 • Pet Food Institute
 • Vegetarian Resource Group
 • Nat'l Cattlemen's Assoc. BSEinfo.org
 • National Meat Association
 • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Found.
 • Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance

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