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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 246085" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>Today 7/18/2006 1:56:00 PM </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>MSGA Urges Johanns To Suspend Rule Making On Cattle Over 30 Mos. Of Age</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) has contacted the U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Mike Johanns, to request a halt to any and all pending decisions that may liberalize the importation standards for Canadian cattle over 30 months of age.</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>MSGA cited the recent identification of a 50-month-old Canadian cow positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) as reason to question the effectiveness of Canada's ban on ruminant-to-ruminant feed.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>The ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban is the cornerstone of the effort to eliminate the spread of BSE. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) feed ban was introduced in 1997, to prevent "mad cow disease" or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from entering the food chain. Scientists believe that the spread of this disease in cattle in Great Britain 20 years ago was caused by feeding protein products made from infected cattle or sheep. The United States enacted it's own feed ban in 1997 as well.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>As the latest case of BSE in Canada was in a cow born well after the feed ban, MSGA has asked that the USDA perform a full investigation into the case and into the CFIA's feed ban process as a whole to determine if the incident is isolated or if the ineffectiveness of the feed ban is widespread.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>"This latest development has left U.S. producers and consumers with more questions than answers on effectiveness of the Canadian feed ban", </strong>stated Bill Donald, MSGA President and Melville rancher. <strong>"We need our policymakers in Washington to address this issue in the best interest of our industry, and both human and animal health."</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 246085, member: 97"] Today 7/18/2006 1:56:00 PM [b]MSGA Urges Johanns To Suspend Rule Making On Cattle Over 30 Mos. Of Age[/b] [b]The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) has contacted the U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Mike Johanns, to request a halt to any and all pending decisions that may liberalize the importation standards for Canadian cattle over 30 months of age.[/b] MSGA cited the recent identification of a 50-month-old Canadian cow positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) as reason to question the effectiveness of Canada’s ban on ruminant-to-ruminant feed. The ruminant-to-ruminant feed ban is the cornerstone of the effort to eliminate the spread of BSE. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) feed ban was introduced in 1997, to prevent "mad cow disease" or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from entering the food chain. Scientists believe that the spread of this disease in cattle in Great Britain 20 years ago was caused by feeding protein products made from infected cattle or sheep. The United States enacted it’s own feed ban in 1997 as well. As the latest case of BSE in Canada was in a cow born well after the feed ban, MSGA has asked that the USDA perform a full investigation into the case and into the CFIA’s feed ban process as a whole to determine if the incident is isolated or if the ineffectiveness of the feed ban is widespread. [b]“This latest development has left U.S. producers and consumers with more questions than answers on effectiveness of the Canadian feed ban”, [/b]stated Bill Donald, MSGA President and Melville rancher. [b]“We need our policymakers in Washington to address this issue in the best interest of our industry, and both human and animal health.”[/b] [/QUOTE]
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