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U.S. to Destroy 450 Calves in Mad Cow Probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The month-old offspring of a Washington state dairy cow infected with mad cow disease will be destroyed along with about 450 other calves as a safety precaution, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday.
The planned slaughter leaves at least 4,000 other cattle linked to the mad cow investigation still under quarantine.
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"To test all of those brains would not be fruitful," he said. Scientists believe mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), needs at least three years to incubate and DeHaven said the herd was not old enough to show infection.
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http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=4075824§ion=news
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"To test all of those brains would not be fruitful," he said. Scientists believe mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), needs at least three years to incubate and DeHaven said the herd was not old enough to show infection.
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http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=4075824§ion=news
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