Posted on 21/05/03
A guide to the facts of a deadly disease
What is mad-cow disease? Mad-cow disease is vernacular for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The brain-wasting disease was first identified in Britain in 1986. BSE is believed to have jumped to cattle from sheep infected with a similar disease called scrapie. The remains of sheep were ground up to create a product that was fed to cattle. BSE has been identified in 24 countries.
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