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After a single case of B.S.E. (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) was discovered in the United States in December, the Animal Sciences Department would like to provide the following links as references to keep people informed of the facts regarding B.S.E.
The Animal Sciences department encourages producers and processors to adopt the "Quality Assurance Marketing Code of Ethics" when marketing livestock:
Quality Assurance Marketing Code of Ethics
To facilitate implementation of the four directives, participants in the Strategy Workshop developed a Quality Assurance Marketing Code of Ethics for use by cattlemen, dairymen and packers when it comes to marketing cows and bulls.
I will only participate in marketing cattle that:
• Do not pose a known public health threat
• Have cleared proper withdrawal times
• Do not have a terminal condition (including advanced lymphosarcoma, septicemia, etc.)
• Are not disabled
• Are not severely emaciated
• Do not have uterine/vaginal prolapses with visible fetal membrane
• Do not have advanced eye lesions
• Do not have advanced Lumpy Jaw
Furthermore, I will:
Do everything possible to humanely gather, handle and transport cattle in accordance with accepted animal husbandry practices.
Finally, I will:
Humanely euthanize cattle when necessary to prevent suffering and to protect public health.
Source: Executive Summary of the1999 National Market Cow and Bull Quality Audit
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 August 2006 )
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