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Re: mad cows disease



In article <puckey-2004962047430001@asd11-02.dial.xs4all.nl>
           puckey@xs4all.nl "Puckey" writes:

> Dear reader,
> we are doing a questionare or school and were wondering if you would
> like to answer a couple of questions.....
> 
> 1.Do you know what BSE is?

> Yes

> 2.Do you still eat beef or have you given it up because of the health
> risk?

> I still eat it sometimes because I dont think its any more dangerous
now than it was before the present crisis. I do not feed it to my 3 year
old son.

> 3.Do you think there is a link between BSE and
> Creutzfeld Jacob disease (CJD)?

Probably. 
> 
> 4.How big do you think is the risk catching CJD from beef?
> 
>From  organic beef the risk is probably negligible. From beef of 
uncertain origin the risks are much greater. As we are talking about
a long incubation period there is a chance that the sisks might be
significant.

> 5.Do you think the English cattle should be disposed of? If not what do
> you
> think should be done about them. And if so, how?

I think herds where cases of BSE occur should be slaughtered.
> 
> 6.If the goverment was to state that there was absolutely no chance
> of>catching CJD through beef would you be prepared to eat it again?

I have very little faith in the Government on this and other matters.
> 

> 7.Should the English goverment pay the farmers compensation for
> disposing
> of the cattle?
> 
I think full compensation should be paid so as to discourage farmers
>from  selling suspect cattle for slaughter. This should be coupled
with strict control on the content of animal feed.
-- 
Greetings from Birmingham.

Bye for now.

OZ



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