Updated 7/1/05

Other Links and Resources on BSE and TSE's

For more information, e-mail Feed Registration or call (877) 301-4555 and select option 4.

• U.S. Links and Resources
• International Links and Resources
• Educational Materials

UNITED STATES LINKS AND RESOURCES

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• "Animal proteins prohibited in ruminant feed" (Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 589.2000). FDA's BSE rule for feed manufacturers, distributors, renderers, protein blenders and ruminant feeders.
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Also known as "Mad Cow Disease"
• Questions and answers about the BSE feed rule (PDF) 
• Guidance for renderers (PDF)
• Guidance for feed mills and feed distributors (PDF) English, Spanish
• Guidance for ruminant feeders with on-farm mixing (PDF) English, Spanish
• Guidance for ruminant feeders without on-farm mixing (PDF) English, Spanish
• Update’s on FDA Feed Enforcement Activities to Limit the Spread of BSE 
• Search by name for firms inspected or display a list of all firms inspected
• FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) BSE index 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
• USDA/Harvard – Tuskegee BSE Risk Assessments
• USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)

Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine – BSE and TSE research activities

University of California - Davis Signs and pictures of several diseases, including BSE  National Biosecurity

Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies Links to resources for animal health emergencies

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) BSE and CJD information and resources

National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center Information on various forms of CJD

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International Links and Resources

Office International Des Epizooties (OIE) Worldwide statistics on BSE

Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal

• Enfermedades animals - Encefalopatía espongiforme bovina
• Enfermedades animals - Lista de datos por enfermedad
• Distribución geográfica de los países que declararon casos confirmados de EEB desde 1989

The United Kingdom

• Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (defra) BSE Page
• A report to the House of Commons:The inquiry into BSE and variant CJD in the United Kingdom

The European Commission - Food Safety – Scientific Opinions 

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Understanding the BSE threat (PDF)
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Fact Sheet (PDF)  

Spain Ministry of Agriculture: Administracion general del estado informacion eeb – encefalopatia espongiforme bovina. 

Canada Canadian Food Inspection Agency

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Educational Materials

General information

• Scrapie, the TSE that affects sheep and goats.  
• Information on chronic wasting disease, the TSE that affects deer and elk, is available from USDA and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

• Prohibited ruminant feed ingredients defined (PDF). An alphabetical list of names and definitions of feed ingredients that must not be fed to ruminants. 

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