BSE Information and Resources from FSIS

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Specified Risk Material (SRM) Guidance Materials and Resources
  Compliance guidance for producers and businesses.
• BSE Rules Being Strictly Enforced (Aug 12, 2005)
  A review of inspection data by FSIS shows strong enforcement of regulations to further enhance safeguards against BSE.
• Using Dentition to Age Cattle  
  An illustrated tutorial Despite individual differences, when the age of an animal is not known, examination of the teeth serves as the best and most practical method of age determination.

Questions and Answers

• askFSIS- use keyword "BSE"
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mar 2005)
• FSIS Further Strengthens Protections Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (Mar 2005)
• FSIS Technical Service Center Common BSE Questions and Answers (Mar 2004)

Risk Assessments 

Includes the 2005 update to the Harvard BSE Risk Assessment.

FSIS Notices, Directives, etc. 
To find pertinent information, you may also go directly to either the Notices index or Directives index. For more information about BSE and Specified Risk Materials (SRM), refer to our guidance and resources for producers and businesses.

Links to Additional BSE Information 

U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Animal Health Page

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Page
  APHIS is the lead USDA agency on animal health issues.

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
  Sources of information on the effects of BSE on trade.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The latest news and highlights, plus articles from CDC journals.

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Classic (CJD)
• Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)
• Prion Diseases

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Page
  FDA includes information about industry/veterinary issues and blood safety.

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
  Facts on BSE and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) from WHO, the United Nations specialized agency for health.

BSE News Release (Archives) - Go to www.usda.gov for complete listing.

• USDA BSE Information Center (Apr 24, 2012)
• Statement by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford Regarding a Detection of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States (Apr 24, 2012)