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Bush Administration Mad Cow Prevention Report Card

June 22, 2004


Bush Administration Mad Cow Prevention Report Card

While USDA officials have said they would increase testing of cattle from 20,000 to approximately 268,000 per year, this is less than 1% of all the cattle slaughtered each year in this country and does not include all older animals. For more, click here.

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