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what did the protection of agriculture and food have to do with ann?
She also provided strong leadership in protecting public health and animal health during outbreaks of avian influenza and exotic Newcastle disease in poultry.
what year was that?
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what else did ann had to do with this?
On December 23, 2003, Veneman announced the discovery of a single cow with Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease.

Question: did she or somebody find a cure for that?
Self-contained rewrite: did Ann Veneman or somebody find a cure for mad cow disease?