Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Projections of beef production drop following mad cow disease scare

Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, March 31st, 2004

Projections of U.S. beef production for the year are down following the discovery of the nation's first case of mad cow disease, while bird flu is reducing U.S. poultry exports, the Agriculture Department said March 10, 2004.

The nation will produce about 25.3 billion pounds of beef this year, the department said. The March projection is 204 million pounds below the February estimate of the year's beef production.

"The pace of slaughter, especially cow slaughter, in the first quarter has been slower," the department said.

The department had removed some cattle from the human food supply after it announced in December that...

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Source: Genetics and Environmental Health Week (2004-03-31)

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