ADVISORY/State of Washington Media Advisory.Business Editors, Health/Medical/Food Writers & News/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Friday (Dec. 26) OLYMPIA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 26, 2003 Valoria Loveland, Director of the Washington Dept. of Agriculture, will hold a news teleconference at 4 p.m. today to discuss the state's role in responding to the case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy bovine spongiform encephalopathy: see prion. , or BSE See Bombay Stock Exchange. BSE See Boston Stock Exchange (BSE). ("mad cow disease mad cow disease: see prion. mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Symptoms include behavioral changes (e.g. "), which was identified by the United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), n.pr established in 1862, USDA is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products. It conducts ongoing research in areas from human nutrition to new crop technologies and also helps ensure open on Dec. 23. Reporters wishing to participate should call 360-709-4803. When you reach the recording, enter 4047#. |
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