BARRHEAD, Alberta -- Surrounded by 11,000 head of cattle, flat, frozen rangeland reaching the horizon and two generations of family history, rancher Walter Schmidt takes refuge in numbers. His own 68 ...

The 69 cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) found in Irish cattle last year was the lowest number recorded since 1996, end-of-year figures have shown. In 2004 there were 126 cases of the ...

One case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been detected in a cow on a farm in England. The animal died and has been removed from the farm in Somerset, according to the Animal and Plant ...

The end-of-year BSE figures have revealed that 34 of the cases were found in meat plants in mandatory testing of animals more… The end-of-year BSE figures have revealed that 34 of the cases were found ...

Here's a look at Mad Cow Disease, a fatal brain disease found in cattle. Facts: It has been linked to a fatal brain disease in humans called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Other WRAL Top ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an approximately five-year-old or old beef cow at a slaughter plant in South ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as “mad cow disease,” was detected in South Carolina last weekend— marking the first time a cow in the United ...

The California dairy cow found to have mad cow disease was very old for a milk producer and had been euthanized after it became lame and started lying down, federal officials revealed in their latest ...

The live cattle market in Montana got a test Friday as 162 head of mostly slaughter cows and feeder heifers went through the sale ring at the Public Auction Yards in Billings. "The cows were about ...

It has been linked to a fatal brain disease in humans called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). The official name of mad cow disease is bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). BSE lesions are ...