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新一例疯牛病不会影响加美牛肉贸易:官方消息
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& X( u6 G9 G# r; ?& qAlberta's Minister of Agriculture, Doug Horner, speaks during a press conference in Edmonton Monday.
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Published: January 23, 2006
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EDMONTON -- A new case of mad cow disease in Alberta was not unexpected and should have no immediate impact on the lucrative cross-border beef trade, Canadian and U.S. officials say. + h# O+ M) t/ q3 S1 N
爱城-- 据加拿大和美国官方消息,在阿尔伯达发现的新一例疯牛病并不是意外事件,不会对目前良好的国际牛肉贸易造成直接影响。! N$ L n. g/ W, C- f
$ T, c( u( p; w, ELab tests confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy was found in a six-year-old cow from the north-central region of the province, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Monday.
9 f" @1 ^! V9 n- v7 `$ p8 E; D! a. U0 g加拿大食品监督组织周一宣布说,实验室测试确定在省中北地区的一头六岁的牛体内发现了牛海绵脑病(疯牛病)。
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CFIA spokesman Dr. Brian Evans tried to reassure consumers and beef producers that they have nothing to worry about. He said no part of the cow entered the human food or animal feed chain. 9 m8 l4 R3 Z) W& V$ d: A
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2 K/ V& _, u- Y博士试图安抚消费者和牛肉畜牧者不需要担心。他说没有任何牛肉部分进入了人类食物或者动物蓄养供应链中。
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"This case, of course, is unwelcome, but it's not unexpected,'' Evans said. ; S% o( w0 y& T; d2 c
这一病例当然不受人欢迎,但是并非意外事件。一万四说
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$ C O. L& N5 P4 g/ N; Q j( gIt's the fourth cow in Canada to test positive for BSE since May 2003.
( E( J7 h1 x4 M! p( W这是自2003年5月测试出的第四例疯牛病4 ~, J( g0 |: J9 C9 @" W1 i+ i
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"We have always maintained that we could find a small number of additional cases through our active surveillance program, which targets cattle populations most at risk of being infected with BSE.'' ) Z6 U. s/ {3 m B% K1 G8 d- y
我们一直都认为,通过我们积极的监测系统,以最有可能感染疯牛病的牛群为测试目标,我们会继续测试出少量的病例。. H5 ]. {; l: ~3 c4 j" n, q
, T' H3 n' T5 i9 mThe Canadian Cattlemen's Association said animal health experts around the world have expected a few more cases would be found by Canada's stringent testing program, that was improved after the 2003 case. More than 87,000 cattle have been tested since then.
6 u7 B2 V. I3 ^% |加拿大牛畜协和说,世界各地的动物健康专家都预计到,通过加拿大2003年案例后改进的严格测试系统,会有少量新出病例。从2003年案例发现起,已经有超过87,000头牛被测试。# r" I% w6 v6 s
$ y" Y& K6 U6 b6 o: ~' MAssociation president Stan Eby said the positive test in the breeding heifer proves the system is working.
5 v% P4 _8 ~2 r! E# Y协和主席斯但,一百说,母牛测试证明,系统是管用的
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. r! {% O8 M/ n; y, c# q. EHe said the discovery should not affect shipments of Canadian cattle under 30 months of age to the U.S. That trade resumed last July after a two-year ban. & L/ o/ W. t3 v4 @, P
他还说,这一病例的发现不应当影响向美国输出加拿大30月龄下的小牛。美加牛肉贸易在2年禁运后在去年7月从新开放。
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9 e: u5 t L$ @- T"Definitely don't worry about this situation,'' Eby said from his farm in Kincardine, Ont. "I don't foresee a downside in marketing or consumption. The science is with us here.'' 0 B) b$ w& `. ~$ y, Y/ B- p2 E" P3 Q. T
一百在他安大略的Kincardine农场上说,这个情况肯定不必担心。 我看不到市场和消费上会产生任何负面影响,科学和我们站在一起。
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- R( m& ^: A; C- h5 `8 }, fAlthough Evans said it was "notable'' that the cow contracted BSE after a 1997 ban was imposed on giving cows any feed made from cattle, he also said it is not inconsistent with other cases found around the world.
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The CFIA said the cow showed progressive symptoms and was destroyed after its owner called a veterinarian. The carcass was sent to a Winnipeg lab for testing.
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4 E0 z$ s. l1 c) l* E: }Mike Johanns, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, issued a statement saying he does not anticipate any change in the status of beef or live cattle imports from Canada.
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' v/ P4 o/ j( ~: ]7 j9 E5 h"I am confident in the safety of beef and in the safeguards we and our approved beef trading partners have in place to protect our food supply,'' Johanns said in a release out of Washington. & E) x. M" E9 j2 W
% l# M4 ~. W% ]! SThe first case of BSE shut world markets to Canadian beef and the resulting mad cow crisis cost producers more than $7 billion.
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Evans said the CFIA has launched a comprehensive investigation to determine when the latest infected cow was exposed to BSE and whether any other animals are affected.
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Cattle born on the farm 12 months before and 12 months after the infected animal are being tracked, as well as the cow's most recently born two offspring.
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8 X. ~( `: L0 D, t2 l( n5 k" l4 |2 MFeed purchases, records and storage methods are also being reviewed.
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Eby said he hopes the new case will not delay a decision by Washington to finally reopen the border to cattle over 30 months of age and to beef and dairy breeding animals, which remain banned from the U.S.
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) Z: ~3 o U1 ?8 p- w7 z( T$ O; s+ LThere has been hope the U.S. Agriculture Department could issue a new trading rule as early as this fall on those sectors of the industry. Together they have been losing up to $500 million a year due to the ban.
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Eby said major players in the U.S. beef industry are also eager to see the border fully reopen to Canadian beef.
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0 M9 J6 A. x# O2 }/ w"I visited this morning with Jim McAdams, president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association,'' he said. "They are very supportive of our industry here.'' + _. p$ b N' j
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However, some American ranchers said they were worried about Canada's latest case of mad cow disease. 5 b( e) ]$ z- A
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It means Canada still doesn't have a full handle on the BSE situation, said Wade Moser, executive vice-president of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association. * S) j7 ]* ~+ L$ g% y
) F X% V/ u4 N4 i# u" v"They're proposing that cattle over 30 months come into the United States,'' he said. "That is exactly the concern we've got. If that animal had been shipped to the U.S., it would have been a U.S. problem.'' 0 @& t* \/ I$ q- c
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Canadian beef recently returned to some supermarket shelves in Tokyo following the lifting of a two-year ban on imports. * ~+ z/ ^2 B. q0 M
0 N3 ?8 o/ z3 \1 X; z$ z* DJapanese officials agreed to allow beef from North America back into the marketplace _ provided it came from animals under 21 months. ! }& _3 `9 N0 @5 }1 Q
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Entry into Japan is considered key to the long-term recovery plan of Canada's battered beef industry. $ M+ r: d$ }. f6 o4 s
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Cattle officials have pinned their hopes on a growing appetite from Pacific Rim countries to help reduce reliance on the U.S. market. : i* N' i; d. W& }: g, D
" s$ z$ Q9 }! N5 @, V% O' aJapan closed its border to American beef once again just a few days ago after inspectors found cattle backbone in a recent shipment from the United States. 2 T1 A5 @* p9 y: Y' _4 j& M0 v
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