Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: The Past Present and Future of Mad Cow Disease in the United States

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: The Past Present and Future of Mad Cow Disease in the United States

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: The Past Present and Future of Mad Cow Disease in the United States

dc.contributor.advisor	Hutt, Peter Barton	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Schlotthauer, Brent G.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-07T20:12:41Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: The Past Present and Future of Mad Cow Disease in the United States (1998 Third Year Paper)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8852121
dc.description.abstract	In an attempt to provide an introductory, yet thorough, discussion of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and its ramifications in the United States, this paper shall: discuss the history of and explain the disease known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; explain Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; outline the history, responsibility and structure of the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine; provide a comparative analysis of the steps that the United States and other countries have taken to minimize the threat of future outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; provide a brief overview of the Food and Drug Administration's rule prohibiting the use of animal proteins in ruminant feed; and finally discuss the adequacy of said rule as well as other possible steps the FDA and USDA could take to further minimize the threat of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the United States.	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dash.license	LAA	en_US
dc.subject	Food and Drug Law	en
dc.subject	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy	en
dc.subject	Mad Cow Disease	en
dc.subject	animal feed and drugs	en
dc.title	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: The Past Present and Future of Mad Cow Disease in the United States	en
dc.type	Paper (for course/seminar/workshop)	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-06-07T20:12:41Z