Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Also Known as 'Mad Cow Disease'

	Iowa State University Extension Resources
ISU Extension Resources Resources for Beef Producers Resources for Consumers Other Links   Beef Center Today's Ag	BSE Meetings for Meat Processors Iowa State University Meat Science Extension, the Iowa Meat Processors Association, and the Meat and Poulty Inspection Bureau of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship are cosponsoring four meetings for Iowa meat processors to discuss new regtulations that USDA/FSIS has published to further enhance safeguards against BSE. See schedule and locations of the meetings to be held Feb. 10, 11, 12, and 21 in four Iowa cities. ISU BSE Program Available Online A TV broadcast bringing together experts from ISU Extension and the Iowa Beef Center originated Jan. 7 from the Extension 4-H Youth Building on the Iowa State University campus. Streaming audio and video versions of this program also are available from the University of Nebraska for viewing on your computer. ISU Experts Provide Local Reaction (news release) Audio with Extension economist John Lawrence (aired on WOI radio on Dec. 29) Audio with Extension veterinarian Nolan Hartwig (aired on WOI radio on Dec. 24) Audio with Extension economist John Lawrence (aired on WOI radio on Dec. 24) Note: RealOne is required for playback of video and audio clips. Free download at http://www.real.com/. Extension Disaster Education Network, linking U.S. Department of Agriculture Extension resources from across the country.
Resources for Producers
Don't Wait on the Government When It Comes to Selling Cattle, advice from the Iowa Beef Center Iowa Beef Center's BSE Information Source ISU Center for Food Security and Public Health materials for veterinarians to use in public health and producer programs National Cattlemen's Beef Association Pennsylvania State University site on composting Cornell University Waste Management Institute site on composting Animal Science Association American Veterinary Medical Association
Resources for Consumers
ISU Extension's Food Safety web site ISU Extension AnswerLine: Call toll free 800-262-3804 (in Iowa) or 800-854-1678 (in Minnesota) Iowa Farm Bureau
Additional Links
U.S. Department of Agriculture resources, including briefings, official statements, and updates USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Foodborne Illness Education Center Food Safety Research Office U.S. Food and Drug Administration statements, background, recent actions Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition questions and answers U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, includes background on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with current updates World Health Organization (WHO) fact sheets
ISU Extension ISU College of Agriculture ISU College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State University Please send comments and questions to Del Marks: (delmarks@iastate.edu) Last update: November 3, 2004