Alberta, Canada, source of the Washington state cow - article here:


USDA Says Mad Cow Animal Imported from Canada, Reuters News
Summary: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department said on
Saturday it believes a dairy cow infected with mad cow disease was imported
from Canada in 2001. Ron DeHaven, the USDA's chief veterinarian, told reporters
the cow was one of 74 cattle imported into Idaho from Alberta, Canada, in
August 2001. The cow was born in April 1997.

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