In Reply to: Re: facts on mad cow disease posted by Kirsten on October 14, 1997 at 21:56:36:
For those of you who are doing research on mad cow disease, I just completed "Deadly Feasts" by Richard Rhodes..it also comes in an audio version that takes about 3 hrs to listen to. I found it pretty informatitive alot of the information covers British exposure with a touch on the United States... Hope this helps!
I recall that in the UK beef was banned for sale to the rest of the EU when the proposed link to mad cow disease was first released. Also pending at that time was some particular contract points between the UK and the rest of the Eu that the UK was holding out on. When the beef was banned it appeared that the action was a form of economic pressure being put on the UK to sign onto the issue. Once the UK agreed to the issue ( and I cannot recall what it was at this time), the Uk's beef was once again allowed to be exported to the rest of the EU. Nothing else changed. It was the same beef, the same feeding techniques, no new cases, nothing different except that the UK conceeded on the particular issue.
Although a link has been established to the beef conclusive evidence seems to be lacking establing a direct link to any danger directly from the consumed beef. I would be most curious to see such evidence presented conclusively.
In Reply to: Re: facts on mad cow disease posted by amber graham on December 23, 1997 at 21:31:37:
In the 12/97 issue of the American Biological Safety (ABSA) newsletter, a report was given regarding the recent annual meeting. At this meeting, this issue was addressed by Dr. Stanley Pruisner (Nobel Laureate) and Dr. Pierluigi Gambetti. It seems that the causitive agents arepure proteans called "prions" or "proteinaceous infectious substances" and are radically different from the infectious agents we normally encounter.
You can reach ABSA on the web.
In Reply to: Re: facts on mad cow disease posted by dennis Daggett on January 06, 1998 at 21:58:13:
Dear Dennis,
I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. Somebody had to say it!
I couldn't resist adding my 2 cents:
All research indicates that is can take as much as 20 years before this disease shows up in cattle exposed to the prion.
That means, since the law just went into effect to stop feeding cattle to cattle, that it will still be 20 years of PERFECT isolation till we will even know.
Besides, the law allows beef to be fed to chickens, pigs, dogs, cats, etc. AND it is legal to feed these to cattle.
The GOVERNMENT is never going to protect us. The only thing I know to do is be a vegetarian.
Walt
There was 2 suspected cases of MCD in Mongomery, Al as reported in the B'hm News last week
. What about this disease being in milk?? Our daugher loves milk and we like cheese, butter, etc.
In Reply to: Re: facts on mad cow disease posted by sandy tribley on February 09, 1998 at 10:40:02:
Dear Sandy,
Your library can find you more information than you could want. There was even a wonderful "cutting edge" one hour program on PBS TV last night about "mad cow disease" and its spread into the human sphere. They offered a copy of the program for about $20. It would be a wonderful thing for you. You would need nothing else.
Call your local educational TV station & ask them for a copy (or when it will be aired again).
Let us know what you learn.
Walt
Hello, I'm an 11th grade biology student, and the discussion came up about how BSE is transmitted through consumption of animal product in cattle feed.... If the theory of BSE being a prion is true, then it is hard for me to understand how a protien, which your stomache is susposed to break down to amino acids anyway, can be eaten and absorbed wholy as a protien into your blood stream to get to your brain... Can you explain this to me please?? thank you for you time.. :o)
In Reply to: Mad Cow Disease, theory of prion related ? posted by David on February 19, 1998 at 17:30:47:
Dear David,
You really need to see the video of the educational TV program several weeks ago. I gave the reference then on this BB. SO, if you will use the search feature for this BB & read everything youcan find about mad cow, you will find it.
Walt