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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 415"><p>> One thing I haven't kept up with</p><p>> is that the USDA was evaluating a</p><p>> response to ban broiler litter as</p><p>> cattle feed. The reason was that</p><p>> chickens are fed bone meal as part</p><p>> of their diet, and bone meal would</p><p>> then drop into the litter and</p><p>> become part of the beef cattle</p><p>> diet - something that raises</p><p>> concerns about transmission of</p><p>> BSE. Anyone hear what became of</p><p>> the thoughts on banning this</p><p>> material? Bone meal, anymore (even before mad cow scares) is made out of all pork which is not a ruminant therfore will not transmit BSE, But as a precaution most mills are certified to be free of any bone meal that could possibly have a ruminant species in it, and they say that the bone meal is steamed at such high temperatures that it would easily kill all BSE anyways. So to answer your question the USDA would not have to ban it cause the feed companies and mill have voluntarily banned it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 415"] > One thing I haven't kept up with > is that the USDA was evaluating a > response to ban broiler litter as > cattle feed. The reason was that > chickens are fed bone meal as part > of their diet, and bone meal would > then drop into the litter and > become part of the beef cattle > diet - something that raises > concerns about transmission of > BSE. Anyone hear what became of > the thoughts on banning this > material? Bone meal, anymore (even before mad cow scares) is made out of all pork which is not a ruminant therfore will not transmit BSE, But as a precaution most mills are certified to be free of any bone meal that could possibly have a ruminant species in it, and they say that the bone meal is steamed at such high temperatures that it would easily kill all BSE anyways. So to answer your question the USDA would not have to ban it cause the feed companies and mill have voluntarily banned it [/QUOTE]
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