Comments on: Canada & South Korea Begin Beef Import Talks http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/canada-south-korea-begin-beef-import-talks/ Korea From North to South Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: silentgrayfellow http://rokdrop.com/2008/11/02/canada-south-korea-begin-beef-import-talks/comment-page-1/#comment-243012 silentgrayfellow Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:32:20 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=9578#comment-243012 IIRC, the first case of Mad Cow that actually occured in the U.S. was in a cow that was imported from Canada. At any rate, cattle from Canada have a higher incident rate of BSE than U.S. cattle, so if there is no outcry about Canadian beef, the protesters should STFU about American beef. "DNA test results show the first U.S. animal infected with mad cow was born in Canada, U.S. and Canadian officials said on Tuesday, a link that could allow the United States to still claim to be free of the brain-wasting ailment. " <a href="http://www.vetscite.org/publish/items/001666/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vetscite.org/publish/items/001666/inde...</a> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/madcow/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/madcow/</a> <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/animal_import/animal_imports_bse.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/a...</a> <a href="http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2004/2004-01-06-10.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2004/2004-01-0...</a> IIRC, the first case of Mad Cow that actually occured in the U.S. was in a cow that was imported from Canada. At any rate, cattle from Canada have a higher incident rate of BSE than U.S. cattle, so if there is no outcry about Canadian beef, the protesters should STFU about American beef.

"DNA test results show the first U.S. animal infected with mad cow was born in Canada, U.S. and Canadian officials said on Tuesday, a link that could allow the United States to still claim to be free of the brain-wasting ailment. "

http://www.vetscite.org/publish/items/001666/inde…

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/madcow/

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/a…

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2004/2004-01-0…

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