The last case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (ESB) in Canada plunges the country in the embarrassment.
For the first time, the insane cow was born after prohibition from the flours from ruminants in the food from the animals from the same species.
However in France, several cases of ESB were discovered in animals born after the embargo on the flours. These cows carry even a diminutive rather amusing: the NAIVE one for Born After the Prohibition of the bone and Meat meal. In 1990, in full crisis of the insane cow, France decides to prohibit the animal flours in moulded bovines. Six years later, the French authorities banish meat offals at the risk. However, this tightening does not regulate the problem. Indeed, at October 1, 2004, 816 cases of ESB were detected in animals born after the prohibition of 1990 (NAIVE). In addition, 95 insane cows came in the world after measurements from withdrawal from the material at the risk specified from 1996. These last are called “super NAIVE”.
Seeking to include/understand why it did not succeed in stopping the disease, France is leaning on the geographical distribution of the ESB. Researchers thus connected the localization of more than 400 NAIVE with the density of pigs on the French territory. The results support the assumption of the contamination crossed between food intended for monogastric and those of the ruminants.
Thus, in the zones concentrated in porcine production, the risk of ESB is of six to seven times higher than in the areas free from pigs. To note that, since the end 2000, the animal flours are completely prohibited in France.
Late Canada
Here, the protection measures of food of the cattle announced in July by the Canadian Agency of inspection of food (ACIA) are equivalent to French measurements of 1996. It should be said that Europeans have a length in advance in management of crisis of the insane cow. Moreover, in 2000, of the European experts had warned Canada against the ESB. These scientists had evaluated that the discovery of this disease here was not very probable, but not excluded. They stressed that, in spite of prohibition in 1997 of the flours of ruminants in food for ruminants, “the risk is not entirely controlled since the cross contamination cannot be isolated”. The scientists also suggested the withdrawal of the material at the specified risk (MRS), a better control of the prohibition of 1997 as well as the installation of an intensive program of monitoring. Four years and an insane cow later, the European team submitted a second report on the risk of ESB to Canada. She concluded that the Canadian monitoring was “extremely unstable” and that the checking of the respect of the embargo of 1997 was not acceptable
For the first time, the insane cow was born after prohibition from the flours from ruminants in the food from the animals from the same species.
However in France, several cases of ESB were discovered in animals born after the embargo on the flours. These cows carry even a diminutive rather amusing: the NAIVE one for Born After the Prohibition of the bone and Meat meal. In 1990, in full crisis of the insane cow, France decides to prohibit the animal flours in moulded bovines. Six years later, the French authorities banish meat offals at the risk. However, this tightening does not regulate the problem. Indeed, at October 1, 2004, 816 cases of ESB were detected in animals born after the prohibition of 1990 (NAIVE). In addition, 95 insane cows came in the world after measurements from withdrawal from the material at the risk specified from 1996. These last are called “super NAIVE”.
Seeking to include/understand why it did not succeed in stopping the disease, France is leaning on the geographical distribution of the ESB. Researchers thus connected the localization of more than 400 NAIVE with the density of pigs on the French territory. The results support the assumption of the contamination crossed between food intended for monogastric and those of the ruminants.
Thus, in the zones concentrated in porcine production, the risk of ESB is of six to seven times higher than in the areas free from pigs. To note that, since the end 2000, the animal flours are completely prohibited in France.
Late Canada
Here, the protection measures of food of the cattle announced in July by the Canadian Agency of inspection of food (ACIA) are equivalent to French measurements of 1996. It should be said that Europeans have a length in advance in management of crisis of the insane cow. Moreover, in 2000, of the European experts had warned Canada against the ESB. These scientists had evaluated that the discovery of this disease here was not very probable, but not excluded. They stressed that, in spite of prohibition in 1997 of the flours of ruminants in food for ruminants, “the risk is not entirely controlled since the cross contamination cannot be isolated”. The scientists also suggested the withdrawal of the material at the specified risk (MRS), a better control of the prohibition of 1997 as well as the installation of an intensive program of monitoring. Four years and an insane cow later, the European team submitted a second report on the risk of ESB to Canada. She concluded that the Canadian monitoring was “extremely unstable” and that the checking of the respect of the embargo of 1997 was not acceptable
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