Yes. BSE stands for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and it is widely referred to as "mad cow disease." It is a chronic degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of cattle. BSE is named because of the spongy appearance of the brain tissue of infected cattle examined under a microscope.

Our animals have had no access to contaminated animal by-product feed in any shape or form. For that matter, animal by-products of bonemeal and meat scrapes have been banned since 1997. Pasture finishing on high quality forage and management eliminates the risk. We simply know each animal personally and they are in perfect health at the point of harvest. Our animals are segregated at harvest and kept separate through the entire harvest and fabrication process. Plus we know their life history.

The first case of BSE, or Mad Cow Disease was discovered on 12/23/03 in the US. The purpose of this FAQ is to educate about the disease terminology in cattle. For human health and current political issues concerning BSE, please visit with your local health care provider or refer to local/national/Internet news sources.

No transmission of mad cow disease has ever been connected with the dairy industry, either in the U.S. or abroad. To be certain, choose a company that certifies their colostrum to be free of List A diseases like BSE (cause of mad cow disease).

Milk from cows with Mad Cow Disease, also known as BSE, is not believed to pose any risk to humans or to other animals. Experiments have shown that milk from affected cows has not caused infections in either the same species or in other test animals. There has been only one case of BSE ever found in the United States. The U.S. tests over 20,000 animals yearly to insure that the meat being consumed in this country is as safe as possible. The U.S.

BSE is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting bovines, commonly known as cattle. Specifically, BSE stands for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. As its name indicates, it causes sponge-like microscopic changes in the brains of cattle, and produces behavior, such as staggering, that gives rise to the name mad cow disease. BSE results when a prion protein becomes abnormally folded.

Mad Cow Disease, also known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), is a chronic degenerative disease affecting the nervous system in cattle.

Research from the United Kingdom supports an association between BSE and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). Variant CJD is a much different disease than sporadic CJD, often referred to simply as "CJD." Variant CJD likely developed as a result of people consuming products contaminated with CNS tissue of BSE-infected cattle. The misfolded protein that causes BSE is primarily found in brain and spinal cord and in retina tissue.

Worldwide there have been more than 180,000 cases of mad cow disease since it was first diagnosed in 1986 in Great Britain. Since that time, the disease has been confirmed in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland. The disease was confirmed in Canada in May 2003 and in the United States in December 2003.

Hoffman Bone Meal produced from the bones of USDA cattle only. Since there have been no cases of mad cow disease with any United States meat suppliers, there is NO way for mad cow disease to be transmitted through Hoffman bone meal.

For our clients and their cats, the answer is not so simple. So far in the united States there is no reported cases we know of. But the general answer is YES, please review this article http://www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/resources/madcow.htm .

The first case of BSE, or Mad Cow Disease was discovered on 12/23/03 in the US. The purpose of this FAQ is to educate about the disease causative agent, how the disease is transmitted, and potential human concerns. For in-depth human health and current political issues concerning BSE, please visit with your local health care provider or refer to local/national/Internet news sources.

Mad Cow Disease is the commonly used name for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a slowly progressive, degenerative, fatal disease affecting the central nervous system of adult cattle. Since 1990, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has conducted aggressive surveillance of the highest risk cattle going to slaughter in the United States.

No. Mad Cow Disease is an illness of cattle. However, a new form of human TSE has appeared in England called the new variant of Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (vCJD). In recent years, over 100 cases of vCJD have been confirmed in England. Mounting evidence suggests that the cluster of vCJD is due to the same agent that caused BSE in cattle.