Mad Cow Desease - New Case in Canada - Might Bear Watching + Beef Prices Might Well Rise Due To This Too

Just a heads up peeps. So far only one single cow is infected however this news bears staying alert on. 

http://news.yahoo.com/canada-confirms-case-mad-cow-disease-first-since-114604279.html

Yahoo News wrote:

OTTAWA/CALGARY (Reuters) - Canada confirmed its first case of mad cow disease since 2011 on Friday but expressed confidence the discovery would not hit a beef export sector worth C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) a year.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said no part of the affected animal, a beef cow from Alberta, had reached the human food or animal feed systems.
Mad cow is formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a progressive, fatal neurological disease.
"The CFIA is seeking to confirm the age of the animal, its history and how it became infected. The investigation will focus in on the feed supplied to this animal during the first year of its life," the agency said.
Canadian exports were badly hit in 2003 after the first case of BSE was found on a farm. Canada subsequently tightened its controls and many nations have since resumed the beef trade with Canada, despite the discovery of more cases since then.
Asked whether he was concerned about exports being harmed, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters in Calgary: "Not at this time, no."

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