BC's agriculture minister to try and prevent future mad cow cases
Jul, 28 2006 - 8:00 AM
CKNW(AM980) - BC's Ministry of Agriculture is going to try to prevent any further cases of mad cow disease.
Minister Pat Bell says this is part of the government's efforts to ensure British Columbia is a BSE-free zone.
Bell says after the discovery of a case of mad cow in a dairy animal in the Fraser Valley, it's important to be vigilant. ìWell we're going to be looking at the mechanisms that ranchers and farmers have in place, dairy farmers have in place, to ensure there isn't the possibility of cross-contamination if they are a multi-use farm where they have as an example, chickens and dairy animals in the same location, they need to ensure that they're keeping their food sources separate,î Bell said.
Bell says bio-security remains a priority with the provincial government.
