It is now clear that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as 'mad cow disease', is not merely a UK phenomenon, nor is it merely an economic nuisance. In fact, it may be an impending ...

A case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), 'mad cow' has been confirmed on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland, with movement restrictions in place on four farms. The case was identified ...

There has been no scientific confirmation of that claim. According to Leon Thacker, director of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue University, mad cow disease is a popular term given ...

But the BSE scare established that an animal’s prions ... One of the most existentially frightening illnesses ever to be ...

The farmer of the herd found with BSE in Aberdeenshire has spoken of his devastation. Movement restrictions at Boghead Farm in Lumsden were introduced after so-called mad cow disease was found in ...

just like Mad Cow Disease and CJD, but this time it’s affecting deer in the wild. It’s leaving them confused, distressed, walking in circles by the side of the road. And like BSE, it’s fatal.

Scientists have been trying to better understand mad cow disease ever since. People may contract a brain-wasting disease similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and to scrapie if they ...

The cause of mad cow disease or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy [BSE], which has infected more than 2 million cattle causing an epidemic in United Kingdom has caused a controversy due to ...

Defra is looking to reintroduce processed animal protein (PAP) into some livestock feed, which would ensure the UK is on the ...