BSE INFORMATION
Letter
from NASDA President Patrick A. Takasugi to all NASDA Members
(5-23-03)
USDA, APHIS information
Transcript:
Technical briefing on BSE with Dr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer,
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Dr. Claude Lavigne, Associate Executive
Director Animal Products, CFIA, Dr. Ron DeHaven, Deputy Administrator of Veterinary
Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Dr. Ulrich Kihm,
Director Safe Food Solutions, former Chief Veterinary Officer Switzerland,
member of the Office of International des Epizooties Expert Committee on BSE
Updated Backgrounder
from APHIS
Transcript:
Tele-News Conference with Dr. Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer, Canadian
Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Dr. Claude Lavigne, Associate Executive Director,
Animal Products, CFIA, Dr. Ron DeHaven, Deputy Administrator of Veterinary
Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA and Dr.
Lester Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, FDA
Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Response Plan Summary,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Food Safety and Inspection Service
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Overview Factsheets on BSE and Related
Diseases
• Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Chronic
Wasting Disease
• Scrapie
• Transmissable
Mink Encephalopathy
USDA Actions to Prevent BSE (Time Line)
Additional information is available from the USDA website
Information from Canada
Alberta Agriculture, Food & Rural Development Daily Updates
Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency Latest
Information
Canadian
Cattlemen's Association
State information
ALABAMA http://agi.state.al.us/
ALASKA http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/ag/index.htm
ARIZONA http://agriculture.state.az.us/
ARKANSAS http://www.plantboard.org/
CALIFORNIA http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/
COLORADO http://www.ag.state.co.us/
CONNECTICUT http://www.state.ct.us/doag/
DELAWARE http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/index.htm
FLORIDA http://doacs.state.fl.us/
GEORGIA http://www.agr.state.ga.us/
HAWAII http://www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/
IDAHO http://www.agri.state.id.us/
ILLINOIS http://www.agr.state.il.us/
INDIANA http://www.in.gov/oca/
IOWA http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/
KANSAS http://www.ink.org/public/kda/
KENTUCKY http://www.kyagr.com/
LOUISIANA http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/
MAINE http://www.state.me.us/agriculture/index.html
MARYLAND http://www.mda.state.md.us/
MASSACHUSETTS http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/
MICHIGAN http://www.michigan.gov/mda/
MINNESOTA http://www.mda.state.mn.us/
MISSISSIPPI http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/
MISSOURI http://www.mda.state.mo.us/
MONTANA http://agr.state.mt.us/
NEBRASKA http://www.agr.state.ne.us/
NEVADA http://agri.state.nv.us/
NEW HAMPSHIRE http://www.state.nh.us/agric/aghome.html
NEW JERSEY http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/
NEW MEXICO http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/
NEW YORK http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/
NORTH CAROLINA http://www.ncagr.com/
NORTH DAKOTA http://www.agdepartment.com/
OHIO http://www.state.oh.us/agr/
OKLAHOMA http://www.state.ok.us/~okag/
OREGON http://www.oda.state.or.us/
PENNSYLVANIA http://www.pda.state.pa.us/
PUERTO RICO http://www.fortaleza.gobierno.pr/
RHODE ISLAND http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.htm
SOUTH CAROLINA http://www.state.sc.us/scda/
SOUTH DAKOTA http://www.state.sd.us/doa/doa.html
TENNESSEE http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/
TEXAS http://www.agr.state.tx.us/
UTAH http://www.ag.state.ut.us/
VERMONT http://www.vermontagriculture.com/
VIRGIN ISLANDS http://www.usvi.org/agriculture/
VIRGINIA http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/
WASHINGTON http://agr.wa.gov/
WEST VIRGINIA http://www.state.wv.us/agriculture/
WISCONSIN http://datcp.state.wi.us/
WYOMING http://wyagric.state.wy.us/