Cattlemen criticize USDA’s BSE effort
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BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. cattle producers today were disappointed to learn that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) did not aggressively seek a more favorable disease risk classification for the U.S. cattle industry from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). According to media reports, USDA is well satisfied with OIE’s decision to lump the United States and Canada into the same risk category for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, classifying both countries as a “controlled” risk for the disease.
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