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...study found that even if an infected animal entered the U.S. from Canada, the risk of the disease spreading through the American herd was low as a result of the feed ban passed under Glickman...
...rise was largely due to a shortage of cattle; ranchers had abandoned the business because of thin profits. The U.S. herd--some 96 million cattle--is at a seven-year low. Short supply had run headlong into the popularity of high-protein diets like Atkins, which promote lots of meat on your plate. And then came Washington's decision last summer to stop importing live Canadian cattle, which accounted for 7% of U.S. beef consumption. Delighted cattlemen from Texas to Montana rushed to fill the void as prices went through the roof. Choice cuts became particularly pricey, in part because...
That lone dairy cow that fell ill now puts those gains at risk. Wholesale prices have already fallen 15% owing to fears that the decimated export market--about 10% of beef sales--will lead to a glut. But even as a third herd in Washington State was quarantined last week for possible mad-cow disease, beef emporiums like McDonald's and Morton's said sales were holding...
...That’s really who Aaron is. He’s competitive but his way is to look out for the whole herd,” says Debbi Barth...
...With a herd of nine Democrats vying to square off against President Bush next November, Gephardt described her father as an electable candidate, attributing his appeal in part to his Missouri roots...