AGRICULTURE: BSE TESTS FOR SHEEP ON THE CARDS.

From: European Report | Date: February 17, 2001 | Copyright information

The Committee specifies that in case BSE would be confirmed in sheep or goats, strict eradication measures would have to be applied with the entry into force of the new Council Regulation on the eradication, prevention and control of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies expected to come into effect on 1 July 2001. The scientists state there currently is no evidence to confirm that BSE is present in sheep and goats, but add that "knowledge in this area is very limited and that the adequate testing methods and monitoring to confirm a diagnosis are not available"."Mad sheep" ...

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