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Mad Cow Disease case confirmed at Dumfries and Galloway farm
Food Standards Scotland said the cow never entered the human food chain, and officials traced and isolated linked animals as investigations continue.
- On Wednesday, the Scottish Government confirmed a "case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy " on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway. The disease was identified through routine surveillance and did not enter the human food chain.
- Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie praised the owner's diligence, stating their "swift action allowed us to identify and isolate the case immediately, minimising its impact on the wider industry." Officials classified the incident as an "isolated case" with no human health risk.
- The Animal and Plant Health Agency is investigating the disease's origin while precautionary movement restrictions apply to the animal's offspring and "cohort" at the impacted premises. Linked animals will be destroyed to prevent potential spread.
- Food Standards Scotland confirmed there is no risk to human health, with safeguards like removal of specified risk material remaining in place. This discovery follows the first-ever incident of bluetongue serotype 3 found in a Scottish cow two days ago.
- During the 1980s and 1990s, a sustained BSE outbreak killed 178 people and led to some four million cattle being put down. Today, routine testing covers all cattle on farms aged over four years to detect the disease early.
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Case of BSE in cow confirmed on Scottish farm
Authorities said the animal did not enter the human food chain.
·London, United Kingdom
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