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There were certain feeding practices that were banned or reduced that were thought to contribute. I.e. many places quit feeding meat and bone meal of other live
by dv_dt 8y ago
There were certain feeding practices that were banned or reduced that were thought to contribute. I.e. many places quit feeding meat and bone meal of other livestock to cattle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_feeding#Mad_Cow_Disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_feeding#Mad_Cow_Disease
- howard941 8y agoThat surely helped but as always, some enterprising folks found a way to "launder" the goods by feeding the banned products to poultry and then feeding their remnants and droppings to cattle. Compare US position: https://www.feednavigator.com/Article/2017/07/22/USDA-Feed-not-likely-disease-pathway-for-US-BSE-positive-cow https://www.feednavigator.com/Article/2017/07/22/USDA-Feed-n... VIC position: http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/beef/feeding-and-nutrition/Use-of-Poultry-Litter,-Manure-and-Feed-in-Livestock-System http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/beef/fee...