According to the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF), US cattle producers are disappointed that US cattle has been placed in the same BSE risk category as Canadian cattle by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and has criticised the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for not seeking a more favourable classification. USDA is said to be satisfied with the OIE’s decision to class the United States and Canada into the same risk category for BSE, classifying both countries as a ‘controlled’ risk for the disease.

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