In December 2003 a Holstein dairy cow in Washington State tested positive for BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease), the first case discovered in the The United States and the second native casein North America. (Canada confirmed a third and then the fourth case in early January 2005.)
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In December 2003 a Holstein dairy cow in Washington State tested positive for BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease), the first case discovered in the The United States and the second native casein North America. (Canada confirmed a third and then the fourth case in early January 2005.)
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Becker, Geoffrey S.Mad Cow Disease: Agricultural Issues for Congress,
report,
January 13, 2005;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7865/:
accessed February 11, 2025),
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