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...Cattle Crisis "How Now, Mad Cow?" described the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a dairy cow in the U.S. [Jan. 12]. Mad-cow disease? They should call it mad-human disease! Only we humans would make a cannibal out of a vegetarian animal by feeding it contaminated meat-and-bone meal, exposing it to a horrible nervous disorder and then be mainly concerned with our inability to eat it. Which species, I ask, is mad? Lakshmi Jackman Austin...
...Setting the Record Straight ?Our report on mad-cow disease [Jan. 12] had a headline that read in part, "Big Beef was doing fine until disease felled a heifer ..." The animal that became ill was a six-year-old dairy cow-one that had already borne a calf and thus was not a heifer, a young female cow that has not yet had a calf...
Some diners are also drawn to game meats for the health benefits. Game is nature's Lean Cuisine: it's often lower in fat and cholesterol than traditional choices. Concerns about mad-cow disease and antibiotics in beef are also causing health-conscious diners to explore game. The ethical code of the National Bison Association precludes feed with animal by-products or antibiotics...
...Cow?" described the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow in the U.S. [Jan. 12]. Mad-cow disease? They should call it mad-human disease! Only we humans would feed a vegetarian animal contaminated meat-and-bone meal, exposing it to a horrible disorder, and then be mainly concerned with our inability to eat it. Which species, I ask, is mad? LAKSHMI JACKMAN Austin, Texas...
Europe has been able to live with and protect itself against mad-cow disease, which seems to be manageable if farmers and slaughterhouses are willing to test cattle before slaughter. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization encourages the testing of all slaughter cattle for mad-cow disease, but since this is a U.N. agency, I guess the U.S. won't consider its advice. MARKUS G. SCHRIBER Geneva...