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What is “Mad Cow Disease” (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy/BSE)?

April 26, 2017Bovine BSE encephalopathy mad cow disease spongiform

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What is “Mad Cow Disease” (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy/BSE)?

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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.