BSE ("Mad Cow Disease") : A Brief Overview.
Defines bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease," and discusses instances of BSE in North America; U.S. safeguards, including import restrictions, testing and surveillance, meat safety, and feed restrictions; and the impact of BSE on the livestock industry and trade with...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2005.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Defines bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease," and discusses instances of BSE in North America; U.S. safeguards, including import restrictions, testing and surveillance, meat safety, and feed restrictions; and the impact of BSE on the livestock industry and trade with Japan and Canada. Reviews issues for Congress regarding the Japanese ban on beef imports, the Canada import rule, country-of-origin labeling, animal identification, and USDA funding for BSE. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |