Italy Finds Mad Cow No. 142; First in Two Years
 The first case of Mad Cow disease in Italy in two years has been uncovered at a research laboratory in the northern city of Turin, it was reported on Sept. 26th. The positive sample came from a 13-year-old cow belonging to a herd from Lombardy in the Milan region, according to the ANSA news agency. The laboratory, which specialises in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or Mad Cow disease, said the discovery brings to 142 the total number of cows that have now tested positive in Italy. |
