Overview of BSE in the United Kingdom: U.S. Response

Questions and Answers Regarding Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Authors

  • Linda A. Detwiler USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, 320 Corporate Blvd. Robbinsville, NJ 08691

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1998no32.1p104-111

Keywords:

bovine spongiform encephalopathy, clinical aspects, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, diagnosis, disease prevention, feed of animal origin, prion diseases, rendering, reviews, ruminant feeding

Abstract

Below, by the following five topics, are some questions and answers related to this situation:
Topics:
1. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
2. Other human and animal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)
3. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and variant-CJD (V-CJD)
4. USDA actions
a. Surveillance
b. Education
c. Prevention
d. Risk Assessment
5. Feeding of ruminant protein to ruminants

Cover image of Volume 32.1 of the Bovine Practitioner: a copy of the painting "Summer Scenes" by Bonnie Mohr which depicts a herd of cattle standing in a field with a dramatic skyscape in the background. The lighting is very warm and many of the cows gaze placidly at the viewer.

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Published

1998-01-01

Issue

No. 32.1 (1998 January)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Overview of BSE in the United Kingdom: U.S. Response: Questions and Answers Regarding Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. (1998). The Bovine Practitioner, 1998(32.1), 104-111. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1998no32.1p104-111