Pennsylvania Confirms Chronic Wasting Disease
Pennsylvania agricultural officials have recently confirmed the state’s first case of chronic wasting disease, a deadly illness that afflicts deer, elk, and moose. CWD was first identified in mule deer…
USDA Lifts Mad Cow Quarantine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently lifted the quarantine on two California cattle farms connected to last month’s mad cow outbreak, ending fears of a major U.S. mad cow epidemic.…
USDA Quarantines Two Farms Over Mad Cow Fears
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently quarantined an additional farm that may be linked to last month’s discovery of mad cow disease in California. Mad cow disease, the colloquial name…