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Reports on the proposal of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of high-risk cattle parts in animal feeds to boost defenses against mad-cow disease.

Provides information on the plan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to launch a new round of testing for mad cow disease in cattle that appear completely healthy, as of October 2005.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. government to expand mad-cow regulations to all animal feed, as of September 2005.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. government to close its investigation into the domestic case of mad cow disease as of August 2005.

Presents information on problems regarding the reliability of tests used for detecting mad-cow disease.

Reports on the outcome of a mad-cow diagnostic test in a cow in the U.S.

Reports the investigation conducted by U.S. Department of Agriculture officials on a third possible case of mad-cow disease in the country.

Comments on the epidemic of mad-cow disease.

Stresses that the U.S. Agriculture Department confirmed through DNA testing that the beef cow it diagnosed with mad-cow disease in June 2005 was born and raised in Texas.

Reports on the claim of Japan that the latest confirmed U.S. case of mad-cow disease will not affect deliberations on ending a 17-month ban on U.S. beef imports as of June 28, 2005.

Reports on a misdiagnosis by U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists which caused a seven-month delay in alerting consumers to the second case of mad-cow disease in the country in 2005.

Reports on the concerns raised by the second U.S. cow to test positive for mad-cow disease as of June 13, 2005.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. Agriculture Department to promote beef imports from Canada despite mad-cow disease reports.

Reports the first case of human mad-cow disease in the Netherlands.

Reports on the findings made by Japan's Food Safety Commission regarding tests for mad-cow disease on cattle.

Reveals that the U.S. Senate voted to overturn the Bush administration's decision to allow Canadian cattle into the country nearly two years after they were banned because of mad-cow disease.

Reports on the first human fatality from mad-cow disease that was confirmed by Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on February 4, 2005.

Presents an update on issues related to the economy in North America as of January 2005, including the mad cow contamination in Canada.

Reports on the case of a Canadian-born cattle diagnosed with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Reports on the disclosure made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in January 2005 concerning the export of a mad cow-infested cow from a Canadian farm to the U.S. in February 2002.

Reports on the efforts of several U.S. farm groups to protest against the plan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift a ban on live-cattle imports from Canada following a mad-cow disease incident, as of January 2005.

Reports on the detection of mad cow disease in a cow in Alberta in January 2005.

Reports on the occurrence of mad-cow disease in Canada in December 2004.

Reports that the U.S. plans to lifts its mad-cow-driven ban on importing Canadian cattle by March 2005, ending a major point of contention between the countries and potentially lowering beef prices for consumers.

Reports on the efforts of the U.S. Agriculture Department to eliminate bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad-cow disease in the country.

Reports that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission stepped up surveillance of Chicago cattle-futures trading in November 2004 when prices increased before a government announcement that a suspect animal was not infected with mad-cow disease.

Reports that a rapid-screening test made by Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. had erred in finding the possible presence of mad-cow disease in a brain sample from a U.S. cow.

Reports on the discovery of a possible second case of mad-cow disease in the U.S. in November 2004.

Discusses a report on mad-cow disease compiled by a Japanese panel of experts in Tokyo, Japan.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to retest any cattle samples that show possible contamination with mad-cow disease before announcing an inconclusive report.

Reports on criticisms against a mad-cow testing program launched in June 2004 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Reports on a plan by the U.S. government to impose tighter rules on animal feed in an effort to reduce the risk of mad-cow disease in the U.S. as of July 9, 2004.

Reports on the impact of preliminary tests showing possible new cases of mad-cow disease on the prices of cattle in the U.S. as of July 6, 2004, according to government and industry representatives.

Reports on the conclusion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that a bovine flagged by a rapid-screening kit on June 25, 2004 was actually negative for mad-cow disease, based on the thorough testing at a federal laboratory in Ames, Iowa

Provides information on the second inconclusive preliminary test that the U.S. Agriculture Department received to examine cattle carcass with signs of mad-cow disease.

Reports on the impact of the test results for bovine spongiform encephalopathy by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on live-cattle future contracts as of June 29, 2004.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate the possibility of second case of mad-cow disease in the country.

Reports on the impact of the increase in mad-cow testing on beef exports in the U.S.

Reports on the investigation conducted by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission into alleged live-cattle trading on leaked information about the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Reports on the acknowledgement of the U.S. Agriculture Department on its failure to administer a mad cow disease test as of May 4, 2004.

Reports on the rejection of a request by Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC of Kansas to independently test its cattle for mad-cow disease.

Reveals that the U.S. government's main laboratory for testing mad cow disease in Ames, Iowa is not secure enough to store pathogens like the brain-wasting disease, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department investigators.

Reports on the identification made by Canadian investigators on British cattle that died or were slaughtered in Canada more than 10 years ago as the probable source of cases of mad-cow disease in North America.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its mad-cow disease surveillance program in March 2004.

Focuses on the testing of cattle for mad-cow disease in the United States. Why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not allow private testing for the disease; Comments from one U.S. resident, expressing anger that only the USDA can test for the disease; View of author that the USDA's qualms about allowing private testing reflects the agency's desire to promote the cattle industry; Comments from David Luker, who owns Missouri Valley Natural Beef, regarding the USDA's policy of being the only certified tester of beef; Indications of public support for expanded options in the testing of cattle.

Reports on the partial removal of the two-month old mad-cow ban imposed by the Mexican government on U.S. beef imports.

Provides information on the discovery of Italian scientists that cattle may harbor a new form of mad cow disease.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. government to end its investigation into a case of mad-cow disease in Washington state, without locating most of the cattle at the highest risk of carrying the disease.

Reports on the recommendation issued by an international panel of scientists on February 4, 2004, urging more testing for mad-cow disease in cattle in the U.S.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to end its mad-cow investigation as of January 27, 2004, without finding many of the cattle at highest risk of carrying the disease.