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US to Destroy Hundreds of Cattle Linked to Mad Cow Infection
Michael Bowman
U.S. agriculture officials have announced plans to destroy hundreds of cattle linked to the first case of mad cow disease found in the United States.
Agriculture officials say the decision to destroy some 450 male calves1 conforms with a pledge to proceed with an abundance of caution in the wake of last month's diagnosis2 of mad cow disease in a dairy cow in the northwestern state of Washington.
The Department of Agriculture's chief veterinarian, Ron DeHaven, says the calves to be slaughtered4 include the month-old offspring of the infected cow. He says, since the calf5 in question could not be identified, the entire herd6 would be destroyed.
Dr. DeHaven spoke7 with reporters via telephone. "The calves will be transported to a slaughter3 facility that currently is not being used. In total, there are approximately 450 animals that will be sacrificed as part of this effort. None of the animals will enter the human food chain, nor will any of the products from those animals go into a rendered product."
Aside from the calves to be slaughtered, several thousand cattle remain under quarantine.
Meanwhile, results from DNA8 tests that could confirm whether the infected cow came from Canada are expected later this week. The tests are comparing the DNA of the infected cow with samples from a farm in Alberta, Canada. Dr. DeHaven said, even assuming the tests confirm the infected cow's origin as Canadian, it would be premature9 to say whether the United States would then request certification as being free of mad cow disease from an international veterinary group.
Such certification could be useful in restoring global confidence in American beef, which has been severely10 shaken in recent weeks. More than a dozen countries have banned U.S. beef imports since the mad cow case was discovered.
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mad cow disease 疯牛病
calf [kB:f] n. 小牛
conform with 符合,与……一致
pledge [pledV] n. 保证
proceed with 继续进行
diagnosis [7daiE^5nEusis] n. 诊断
dairy cow 乳牛,奶牛
Department of Agriculture (美国)农业部
veterinarian [7vetEri5nZEriEn] n. 兽医
slaughter [5slC:tE] v. 屠宰,屠杀
offspring [5C:fsprIN] n. 后代(单复数同形)
in question 被怀疑的,被争论的
via [5vaiE] prep. 通过,经由
facility [fE5siliti] n. 设施,设备
food chain 食物链
render [5rendE] vt. 提取(脂肪),炼(油)
aside from 除……以外
quarantine [5kwCrEnti:n] n. 检疫
premature [7premE5tjuE] adj. 太早的,未成熟的
veterinary [5vetErinEri] 兽医的
ban [bAn] vt. 禁止
1 calves | |
n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解 | |
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n.诊断,诊断结果,调查分析,判断 | |
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n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀 | |
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v.屠杀,杀戮,屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮 | |
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n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸 | |
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adj.比预期时间早的;不成熟的,仓促的 | |
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adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地 | |
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