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arivle123 · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

What five steps has the U.S. government taken to prevent or reduce the chances of BSE (mad cow disease) becoming established in the United States?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The term ___________________ _ fever refers to a metabolic disease in cattle occurring at the transition between late pregnancy and early lactation.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

akudia · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The steps taken by the U.S. government include:

1 . Prohibiting meat from suspect animals getting in human food
2 . Banning animal products in ruminant feed
3 . Surveillance - USDA is sampling 40,000 animals per year and testing for BSE
4 . Stopping the importing of live animals or animal products from countries with BSE
5 . Prohibiting the use of the entire carcass of cattle where there is a higher risk

Answer to Question 2

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