AR-News: (CA/US)Senators Want to Withdraw Cattle Proposal

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YAKIMA, Wash. - Seven U.S. senators sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary
Ann Veneman on Wednesday, urging her to withdraw a proposal that could
allow live cattle shipments from Canada to the United States as early as
this spring.

Wednesday was the last day for public comment on the proposal to reopen
the border to cattle younger than 30 months of age. Cattle older than that
are considered at higher risk of mad cow disease.

The U.S. border was closed to Canadian cattle last May after a case of mad
cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, was found on an Alberta
farm. Some beef exports resumed last fall, and Canadian officials hoped
the rest of the restrictions would be lifted early this year.

full story:
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/8379925.htm

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