[feeko]

I read on the bbc's page that the cow in question was brought from Canada in 2001....so ..its 2004....whatever happened...it happened here...pt in canada.......so calm down there.....They [ whoever]...are still looking into it.

the main thing is fixing the prob.....not placing blame.....


marlins......?..jump to conclusions much?

[Marlins75]

Not really, but your sentences sure jump alot. Ever heard of Phonics?

[F/sgt Cam]

I heard on CBC that the cow came from Alberta... but most likely the cow from Alberta was bought in the US, cows move more often than a military family.

[BadAssBookie]

This whole thing is going to be foisted on Canada. We need the cattlemens' association and the various governments to stop trying to kiss US ass and start defending our interests. Saying something to negate these rumours would be a good start.

A US offical was saying is was possible the cow came from Canada. Turn on the news and it is given as a fact - and this is international news, not just US news.

Until there is proof positive that the cow came from, and was infected in Canada everyone involved needs to be saying "There is no evidence the infected cow came from Canada".

[feeko]

I like to jump around abit......I GOTTA BE ME!......

NE TORMENTE PAS LES ANIMAUX SAUVAGES




What I meant above is this ,the cow came from CANADA [ SO WHAT]...MOST LIKLY BECAME INFECTED HERE IN THE STATES......otherwise...the way this thing spread through europe...there would be cases in canada already....unless theres a vast left wing conspiracy to cover that fact up....purely conjecture on my part




whats important is stopping this now...before it gets bad...imagine this hemisphere 's livestock becoming infected on a grand scale...more poeple would starve .....could start a famine of sorts ....

[blubs]

I guess about the only people who would like that would be the vegitarians. I will be damned if I am ready to eat rabbit food. If that particular cow came from Canada wouldnt she be showing symptoms before this. Or is there any noticible symptoms of this desease.
The left wing conspiracy sure sounds like a good theory feeko.

[BadAssBookie]

Vegetarianism is good (in moderation).

Anyway, BSE IS all over the place. Our governments are playing blind, hoping the situation will go away but it won't. I saw a program on TV a while ago that alleged most cases of the human form of BSE are mis-diagnosed as Alzheimers and that many people are already "infected".

[ChrissyP]

To answer your question blubs it can take up to 7 years for any symptoms to appear in affected cattle.

[ChrissyP]

I'll tell you what get's on my tits about the latest developments. Three days ago when I went looking on cnn.com for the American take on the BSE case I had an interesting time finding the news story. Now that it's thought this is a Canadian born cow it bloody front page news!! TYPICAL thats all I have to say typical friggin American attitude!!

[ChrissyP]

feeko
Fyi, BSE takes 2 to 7 years to manifest itself. So if it is proven that this cow came from Canada in 2001 it was most likely infected in Canada.

[blubs]

Chrissy I am glad you are back on I am from a small farming community north of edmonton westlock my bro in law has been a farmer all his life. My question is why in all his years of farming that bse is only basically a new desease. Is it because the farmers back then used pretty much their own feed? Also are there any noticible symptoms.
I do agree typical American attitude. Blame us

[ChrissyP]

Hey blubs, look North that's where I am. In fact I live 2 hrs from where the Canadian BSE drama started. I think that the reason that this (BSE) has not been noticed before is partially because there is alot of ranchers who like my huband and I raise all our own feed. But also because alot of oldtimers had the habit of taking old Betsy out back and giving her some lead poisoning if she went down in condition to far. As for symptoms some of the first symptoms is loss of condition. It's not till the disease is in full bloom that your cow starts to stagger, lunge at objects, basically "mad cow" is a good description of the final stages. Even today a rancher doesn't always know what killed his cow and by that time what is the point of calling the vet?? Not to mention the fact that there is a real shortage of large animal vets in this country. So good luck getting a vet to come out in peak seasons like calving season. Also, not all ranchers even know what to look for when it comes to BSE. Messy situation all around.

[blubs]

Is there any thing in place now to educate the farmers. Any seminars and such if not ai would think it be wise to do so.
Anyways sure nice to talk to a northerner again have a great new years. Oh and thanks for the farm lesson so to speak I kinda miss working on farms

[ChrissyP]

NP blubs I am going to miss working on the farm as well.
I have not come across anything to educate farmers about BSE symptoms. Heck the only reason why I know anything about cattle health is because I tend to reaserch things to death. Anthrax is a nasty disease and I only found out what to look for when I did a specific course to do with cattle health. Cripes!! I could get killed not knowing that information!!

[cdngrl]

There's going to be a DNA test done on this cow to prove it's origins. Apparently the paperwork in not in order, bits missing, and what's with this age descrepency? They don't know if it was 4 or 6?

In July this year... Injunction filed against animal feed firm for
violating BSE rules (also in Washington state)
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00924.html

I ran across this site today that has some interesting articles on BSE.
http://organicconsumers.org/madcow.htm

Makes vegetarianism look more and more appealing...