Paul Gottlieb, chairman of Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology in the UT zoology department, said there is no serious risk of mad cow disease spreading in the United States. It pays, because you can see the impact it's had on Europe. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, will test the cows' brain tissue for the disease, and the carcasses of the animals will be incinerated. But Kamber Sherrod, a psychology junior and representative for Students Against Cruelty to Animals, said the cattle shouldn't be euthanized. Humans made these creatures cannibals, and now they're wondering why they have these diseases.
Humans are the reasons they are diseased.
Other cattle under quarantine include four cows in Vermont, two in Minnesota and one in Illinois. No specimen of cattle has ever tested positive for mad cow disease in the United States. Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .