Proof Mad Cow Not From Canada?
From Jean
12-28-03
Jeff - A brucellosis vaccination tag was found on the infected animal
and suggests American origins because Canada eradicated that disease
and stopped vaccinating for it in the mid-1980's.
Dr. Brian Evans is the chief veterinary officer of the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency. Evans is the person who said "that the brucellosis
vaccination tag that was apparently found on the infected animal
suggests the possibility of American origins because Canada eradicated
that disease and stopped vaccinating for that disease in the mid
1980s."
Here is the source:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type
1&c=Article&cid=1072567809093&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154
Here is another link to information re: brucellosis and Canadian
regulations on a British Columbia website:
http://epix.hazard.net/topics/animal/brucella.htm
Brucellosis, a contagious disease caused by bacteria of the Brucella
group, affects cattle, swine, sheep goats and man and some wildlife.
Canada's national cattle herd was declared Brucellosis-free on
September 19, 1985, although monitoring continues. Eradication of this
disease was acheived after extensive programs that dated back to the
1940's. At that time it was estimated that 11 % of cattle and 18 % of
herds were infected with brucellosis. Efforts to control the disease
by vaccination of calves with Strain 19 Brucella abortus vaccine
reduced the incidence to 5% in 4 years. In 1957 a national test and
slaughter program was introduced, resulting in elimination of the
disease 28 years later. In cattle, brucellosis affects the
reproductive organs and causes abortion in pregnant cows. It can be
costly in terms of reduced milk yields and calf crops, reduced values
of affected cattle, and the expense of replacing animals. Abortion of
the fetus is the most obvious manifestation of the disease. This
usually occurs in the firth to eighth month of pregnancy. Most
infected cows abort once, but some may abort a second or third time.
Some cows become temporarily sterile as a result of inflammation of
the uterus caused by the disease. When an infected cow aborts or
calves, vast numbers of Brucella organisms are shed with the fetus or
placenta, or in vaginal discharges which may continue for several
weeks. The infected material may be spread about the pasture, yards or
stables, contaminating the feed and water and thereby spreading the
disease to other cattle.
Bulls may contract brucellosis. When infection becomes localized in
the testicles or adjeacent organs of the genital tract, the affected
bull usually remains fertile, although fertility and libido may be
reduced. Bulls may shed the bacteria in their semen if their genital
organs are affected.
The disease in humans is known as undulant fever and may be contracted
if a person drinks raw milk from an infected cow or comes into direct
contact with infected material such as an aborted fetus or placenta.
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29 Dec 2003 11:15:17 AM |
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Spat the Words
Proof Mad Cow Not From Canada?
From Jean
12-28-03
Jeff - A brucellosis vaccination tag was found on the infected animal
and suggests American origins because Canada eradicated that disease
and stopped vaccinating for it in the mid-1980's.
So the cow came from the US, then went to Canada where it got
sick, then they sent the sick animal back to the US.
I tell you, freakin domestic terrorists these canooks.
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| User: "Bradly Wiebe" |
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31 Dec 2003 12:02:15 AM |
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<p>"R. Foreman" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>DaarkSyde@everywhere.com Spat the Words
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<br>> Proof Mad Cow Not From Canada?
<br>> From Jean
<br>> 12-28-03
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<br>> Jeff - A brucellosis vaccination tag was found on the infected animal
<br>> and suggests American origins because Canada eradicated that disease
<br>> and stopped vaccinating for it in the mid-1980's.
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<p>So the cow came from the US, then went to Canada where it got
<br>sick, then they sent the sick animal back to the US.
<p>I tell you, freakin domestic terrorists these canooks.</blockquote>
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