Cattle Mad Cow Disease

• American Association of Meat Processors - BSE Information - Provides resource manual and links to relevant BSE information.
• An Explanation of Mad Cow Disease - Mark Purdey argues and presents evidence that BSE, Kuru, and variant Creutzfeld Jakob Disease are caused by manganese poisoning.
• BSE Information at the University of Illinois - Factual information, news releases, general information and web sites about BSE (mad cow disease); veterinary, consumer and producer information.
• BSE and Sheep: Current Knowledge, Risk Assessment, SRM Controls and Options - The Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee presents research findings on prion diseases in sheep and outlines areas of research still to be undertaken. [PDF]
• BSEInfo.org - A review of literature, research and historical data on these diseases, compiled under the auspices of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) - Information on this notifiable disease, first noticed in the UK in 1986, its control, eradication and associated legislation.
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the United States, Feb 17th 2004 - Article about the first case of BSE detected in the US, information on the disease and on the regulations put in place by the US Department of Agriculture.
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Mad Cow Disease - Factsheet on this condition from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.
• Bureau for National Affairs (BNA) BSE Web Watch - Provides links and news on mad cow disease from national and international governments and organizations.
• Is Mad Cow Disease Caused by a Bacteria? - Medical hypothesis by Lawrence Broxmeyer, MD. [PDF]