Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or "Mad Cow Disease"): Current and Proposed Safeguards

Becker, Geoffrey S. ; Lister, Sarah A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Animals;    Government regulation;    Bovine spongiform encephalopathy;    Economic policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL32199
RP-ID  :  RL32199 2005-10-13

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report presents an overview of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or “mad cow disease”) in the United States. Shortly after the first case of BSE was announced, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other officials announced measures to improve existing safeguards against the introduction and spread of BSE. This report discusses trade restrictions, the live-stock “feed ban”,as well as the BSE surveillance and testing in cattle.