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BSE Enhanced Surveillance Program

Monthly Test Results

The enhanced surveillance program, which ran from June 1, 2004 through August 20, 2006, was a one-time effort to determine the prevalence of BSE in the United States. The analysis concluded that the prevalence of BSE in the United States is less than 1 case per million adult cattle.

BSE Enhanced Surveillance Program Cumulative Total from June 1, 2004 through August 20, 2006: 787,711

Month Number of Tests

Aug 2006

23,690

Jul 2006

20,627

Jun 2006

21,959

May 2006

24,443

Apr 2006

28,562

Mar 2006

35,738

Feb 2006

31,428

Jan 2006

33,834

Dec 2005

29,660

Nov 2005

27,905

Oct 2005

26,286

Sep 2005

28,102

Aug 2005

29,764

Jul 2005

26,765

Jun 2005

29,021

May 2005

30,450

Apr 2005

37,685

Mar 2005

48,794

Feb 2005

42,716

Jan 2005

42,427

Dec 2004

38,181

Nov 2004

30,455

Oct 2004

27,535

Sep 2004

22,910

Aug 2004

20,548

Jul 2004

17,883

Jun 2004

10,343