USDA retesting animal for mad cow
Friday, June 25, 2004 Posted: 10:40 PM EDT (0240 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Further testing is being conducted on the carcass of an animal that showed inconclusive results for mad cow disease in initial tests, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday.
Additional tissue samples were being sent to the National Veterinary Services Lab in Iowa , according to Dr. John Clifford, a deputy administrator at the USDA.
A more conclusive result would be available sometime in the next four to seven days, he said.
The animal had not entered the food supply before the testing took place, he said, and the carcass was being held pending further results.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/06/25/mad.cow.testing/index.html