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Single case of BSE sends shock-waves out of Canada

30/05/2003

On January 31, 2003, an eight-year-old Black Angus cow was slaughtered on a ranch near Alberta, Canada. At the time the owner thought the cow had a case of pneumonia. Suspecting this, the meat from the animal was sold to a US dog food packing company in Montana and the head was sent to a laboratory for testing.

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