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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Table of Contents

1. 08/24/06 - BSE INVESTIGATION REACHES CONCLUSION
2. 08/23/06 - BSE CONFIRMED IN ALBERTA
3. 08/08/06 - Report on the Investigation of the sixth case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada
4. April 16, 2006 - Final Testing Confirms BSE Case in B.C.
5. January 22, 2006 - BSE Disease Investigation in Alberta (2006)
6. BSE UPDATES
7. BSE latest news from CFIA
8. 07/15/05- U.S. declares border open to imports of live Canadian cattle
9. 06/27/05 - USDA Announces BSE Test Results
10. 06/10/05 -United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that a bovine brain sample that had previously tested inconclusive using two rapid tests for BSE, then tested negative on an IHC (immunohistochemistry) test at the USDA laboratory in Ames Iowa, was recently tested again using the Western Blot test with a presumptive positive result.
11. 03/29/05 - Update to Import Restrictions - United States
12. 03/29/05 - CANADA CHANGES IMPORT REGULATIONS FOR U.S. COMMODITIES
13. Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Guidelines for Exporting Cattle, Bison, Sheep and Goats to the United States
14. CFIA Feed Ban
    • Canada's Feed Ban
    • Interdiction Canadienne Frappant Les Aliments Du Bétail
15. DAILY BSE BULLETINS NOW AVAILABLE AT WWW.INFO-CCA.CA
    • 11/23/04 - Statement by John Clifford, Deputy Administrator Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service... inconclusive screening test sample reported on Nov. 18 has tested negative for BSE...
    • 11/18/04 - Statement by Andrea Morgan, Associate Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture on an Inconclusive BSE Test Result
    • USDA BSE Test Results
16. 10/22/04 -Cash Advance for Beef Producers
17. 9/19/2004 - BSE Enhanced Surveillance Program
18. 09/10/04-GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES STRATEGY TO REPOSITION CANADA'S LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
19. 06/15/04 - Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Federal Minister Meet on BSE Issues
20. 06/11/04 - Beef Industry Roundtable Determines Contingency Plans
21. 04/23/04 - CANADIAN AMENDMENTS PERMIT BROADER U.S. MEAT IMPORTS
22. 04/07/04 - Canadian Government Comments on U.S. Proposed Rule for BSE and Imports from Canada
23. 03/26/04 - TRANSITIONAL INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS FORMS AVAILABLE MARCH 29
    
    • News Release
    • APPLICATIONS FORMS
    • Transitional Industry Support Program(TISP)
24. 03/22/04 - GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ANNOUNCES $995 MILLION IN TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR CANADIAN FARMERS More Information
25. 02/16/04 - MINISTER SPELLER ANNOUNCES SLAUGHTER PROVISION REMOVED FROM CULL ANIMAL PROGRAM
26. 01/03/04 - CULL COW PROGRAM DEADLINE EXTENDED
27. 01/03/04 - REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR CULL ANIMAL PROGRAM EXTENDED
28. 25/11/03 - Beef and Dairy Producers Receive Compensation
29. 21/11/03 - Cull Animal Program Announced
30. PEI Cattle Marketing Initiative
31. APHIS Rules for Importation of Ruminants and Ruminant Products
32. Announcements Regarding Partial Opening of US Border
33. BSE Recovery Program
34. Market Reports
35. BSE Compensation Calculators
36. Technical Information
37. BSE Options for consideration
38. Downloadable Cost of Production Spreadsheets
39. Links to Technical Information
40. Human Health Information
41. Subscribe to Daily Updates
42. Who to contact if you have questions?

APHIS Rules for Importation of Ruminants and Ruminant Products

• APHIS - BSE/CANADA INFORMATION
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities - TEXT File
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities - PDF file

Announcements Regarding Partial Opening of US Border

• Daily updates from the Canadian Cattlemen's Association
• Globe and Mail on-line Newspaper
  • Aylmer warnings ignored, Insepctors say ...
  • US agrees to accept boneless beef
  • U.S. allows more Canadian beef
• Statement by the Prime Minister (re-opening of the US border to Canadian beef)
• Veneman Announces that Import Permit Applications for Certain Ruminant Products from Canada will be Accepted
• Canadian Cattlemen's Association Responds to Announcement of Partial Openng of the US Border to Canadian Beef
• Specified Risk Materials

BSE Recovery Program:

• Application Form, July 4, 2003
• Program Questions and Answers, July 4, 2003
• Agriculture Ministers Discuss Options for Beef Industry, News Release June 13, 2003

Marekt Reports

• OCA Market Reports
• Canada Agriculture Market Reports
• CFBMC Market Reports
• Livestock Marketing Information Center
• eHarvest.com Market Reports

BSE Compensation Calculators

The Canfax home page has now made adjustments to the National BSE compensation calculator. With these revisions, the Alberta and Federal programs are now the same. (updated July 15th).

• BSE Compensation Calculator

If you are prompted to enter a password, press cancel to proceed. These calculators are not password protected.

Technical Information:

• BSE - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• BSE Questions and Answers - Alberta Agriculture

BSE Options for consideration

• Options

Downloadable Cost of Production Spreadsheets
Do you know your cost of production?
Cost of production budgets are available to help you calculate your actual costs.
These budgets are available in Excel and Quattro Pro file formats. The files have been Zipped and you will need to use Winzip software to open the files. To download a version of WINZIP click here.

• Excel Format
• Quattro Pro Format

Links to Technical Information:

• Alberta Beef Producers
• Animal Health Coalition, (updated daily including information on trade action; summary or log of daily events, links and questions and answers)
• The BSE Inquiry, United Kingdom
• Canadian Cattlemen's Association
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency - BSE information updated daily
• History of the BSE and Discussion of Impacts
• Office international des epizoties (World Organization for Animal Health)
• United States Department of Agriculture: BSE Homepage

Human Health Information:

• Information on Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vJCD) - Health Canada
• Questions and Answers - Health Canada

Subscribe to Daily Updates:

You can subscribe to daily BSE updates by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency using the on-line form found on the website

Who to contact if you have questions:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is the lead agency for Canada and has the legislative authority to prevent the entry of BSE and detect, report or control any potential occurrence of the disease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency can be reached at 1-800-454-8408 (public).

Additional technical information and key messages prepared by the CFIA are available on the website.

Dr. Les Halliday, Beef Specialist with the PEI Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Forestry. He can be reached at 569-7639 or ljhalliday@gov.pe.ca

The Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Forestry Information Centre is available Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to respond to your questions. We can be contacted at 1-866-734-3276.