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PRO/AH/EDR> BSE, bovine – UK (04): (Wales) classical, update

BSE -- United KingdomA case of "mad cow disease" in Wales was in Carmarthenshire, the Welsh Government has confirmed.The disease -- bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) -- was discovered in a dead 6-year-old cow during routine surveillance on 28 Sep 2015.All animals over 4 years [48 months] old that die on a farm are tested for BSE.As the diseased animal was part of a herd of 33 cows and one calf, all 34 have been placed under restrictions for 21 days. The entire herd will then be culled in line Read more [...]