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

Lister, Sarah A. ; Becker, Geoffrey S.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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

RP-ID  :  RL32199
RP-ID  :  RL32199_2006Sep20

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.