BseInfo.org
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BSEInfo.org The Source For Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Information
Description
Welcome to BSEinfo.org, an information resource on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as "mad cow disease"). This site includes up-to-date information about the USDA expanded BSE surveillance program as well as background information about the beef industry and about BSE. The goal of this Web site is to share scientific information about BSE and the systems in place to ensure U.S. beef remains the safest in the world.
This site is funded in part by America's Beef Producers through the Beef Checkoff Program and managed by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association on behalf of the Cattlemen's Beef Board and State Beef Councils. This site is funded in part by National Cattlemen's Beef Association member dues.
Research to date has not found BSE infectivity in beef such as steaks, roasts and ground beef. Rather, it has been found in material such as spinal cord and brain. The most recent firewall established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mandates removing from the food supply material that would most likely carry the BSE agent (such as spinal cord and brain). The government has built and maintaned strong firewalls to help ensure that U.S. beef remains safe from BSE. The multiple firewall approach ensures this diminishing disease has no affect on public or animal health. Scientists, medical professionals, and government officials agree that BSE is not a public health risk in the United States.
Contact
- National Cattlemens Beef Association
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- Centennial CO
- United States 80112
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- +1.9999999999
