Sheep infected with scrapie and cows infected with BSE have elevated levels of manganese in their blood before clinical symptoms appear, according to new research. Sheep infected with scrapie and cows ...

More accurate genetic tests for diagnosing scrapie disease in sheep have been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Clay Center, Neb. They believe this achievement will ...

More consumers are developing a taste for goat cheese, milk, and meat as they become aware of the high protein and great taste of these products. While U.S. goat producers are enjoying this steady ...

Evidence of rogue proteins associated with brain-wasting diseases has been found in the leg muscles of sheep, the first such finding in animals that enter the human food chain. Scientists said the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Department of Agriculture — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed a standards update that officials believe will be more efficient in disease ...

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Free genetic testing is available to New York sheep owners in the state's effort to eliminate the disease scrapie. The free testing is made available through the New York Ram Project, a plan aimed at ...

Scrapie is a disease of the nerves and muscles of sheep, so named because bleating victims rub themselves against fence posts or wire to relieve the itching that goes with it, and in doing so scrape ...

The Canadian government has invested CA$345,720 in the Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) to implement the Scrapie Eradication Strategic Plan for the sheep and goat industries. Scrapie is a degenerative ...

A NEW form of scrapie, the prion disease that affects sheep, could derail European Union plans to breed scrapie out of Europe’s flock. Since 1998, Norway has been finding scrapie-positive sheep with ...