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

Transcript: Teleconference with APHIS Administrator Bobby Acord; APHIS Senior Staff Scientist Lisa Ferguson; FDA Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine Dr. Stephen Sundlof; FSIS Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator for Policy Analysis and Formulation, Dr. Daniel Engeljohn

Affected Canadian Imports (5-22-03)

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

BSE: An Overview (Brochure)

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/