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BSE case confirmed in the Netherlands

08/09/2010

A new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, has come to light in the Netherlands. A 10-year-old cow there has tested positive for the first time in more than two years. The animal tested positive at a slaughterhouse in Tilburg, the Dutch government has confirmed. A government spokesperson told Reuters meat ...

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