Mad Cow Disease and Pet Food. ... (BSE), a k a "mad cow disease," is believed to be transmitted through animal feed containing certain animal proteins that may harbor the BSE infectious agent.

The food supply is safe, federal officials say, even though a fourth case of mad cow disease has been discovered in the United States. A 2009 ban on using cattle parts in animal feed may be why ...

An “atypical” form of mad cow disease has been found in an 11-year-old beef cow in Alabama. Luckily, this is the form that is not dangerous to humans, and the disease was detected before the ...

The first recorded case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) — more commonly known as mad cow disease — since 2010 was reported in Canada last month. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ...

May 20, 2003 - Canada’s first case of mad cow disease is confirmed in an 8-year-old cow in Alberta. Canadian officials say the cow did not enter the food chain.

Mad cow disease is in a new class of infectious agents called prions. The disease is caused when a normal prion protein folds into an abnormal shape and no longer breaks down inside the body.

Q: Can my pets get mad cow disease from pet food? -- G.C., Tampa, Fla. A: I received the ...

USDA-mandated testing turned up a downed California dairy cow that was infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, the agency announced Tuesday.

Mad cow discovery reignites debate: Are U.S. food-safety laws too lax?

But mad cow disease shouldn't be high on the worry list. If the mad cow found in California has you wondering about food safety, well, there are plenty of problems that pose serious risks to the ...

HANFORD, Calif. – The first new case of mad cow disease was found by a USDA test, in dead dairy cow soon after it arrived at a non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country ...