WASHINGTON — The government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that "mad cow" disease could enter the ...

Farmers sprayed manure on government offices and kept up roadblocks in southern France on Sunday in protest against a mass ...

DALLAS — State researchers tracking the herd associated with the nation’s first domestic case of mad cow disease found that most of the cattle were slaughtered before federal officials started their ...

American beef cow slaughter fell during the fall quarter by 19 percent from the same period in 2024, according to USDA data.

Hidden camera investigation found 'downed' cows slaughtered against USDA rules. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2008— -- A hidden camera investigation by an animal rights group has uncovered disturbing ...

Leading into late 2003, beef export markets were on a roll, said Dan Halstrom, who was then working in Washington, D.C., for ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African tribal chiefs and healers have slaughtered a cow outside Soccer City, the biggest stadium at the World Cup, as part of rituals to appease the spirits of ...

Police used tear gas to disperse protesting farmers on Friday as veterinarians moved in to cull over 200 cows infected with nodular dermatitis, or lumpy skin disease, at a farm in southern France.

WASHINGTON -- Meat from a Holstein sick with mad cow disease has now reached retail markets in eight states and one territory, but still poses no health risk, Agriculture Department officials said ...

Farmers in southwestern France blocked roads and set fire to bales of hay Saturday to protest the culling of cows due to a skin disease, as the government said one million cattle would be ...