Canada changed its BSE surveillance after lower global incidence of ‘mad cow disease’ led to international standards shift

Canada’s agency for food safety is encouraged with cattle industry response to a new, more farmer-friendly approach to BSE surveillance.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) updated national bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance program — put in place earlier this year to meet new international standards — has received 152 samples of risk material as of Aug. 11, it recently said.

It has also paid out $102,000 to date to veterinarians, cattle producers and deadstock collectors who have submitted invoices to the CFIA for services rendered. These include transporting BSE surveillance candidates to necropsy rooms, veterinary consultations and carca

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