Member of Parliament for Malpeque, Wayne Easter on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay today announced an investment of up to $345,720 to the Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) ...

Goats are tough, spirited animals, but they're no match for scrapie, a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. Now, with a "helping hand" from science, the animals' plight could take a turn ...

More consumers are developing a taste for goat cheese, milk, and meat as they become aware of the high protein and great taste of these products. While U.S. goat producers are enjoying this steady ...

Five goats from an Ottawa County farm have been diagnosed with a fatal brain disease similar to mad cow in cattle and chronic wasting disease in deer, but state agriculture officials said it is not ...

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LAKEWOOD â The Colorado Department of Agriculture has received a grant extension by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help sheep producers with the cost of testing their herds for scrapie ...

INRA scientists have shown for the first time that the pathogens responsible for scrapie in small ruminants (prions) have the potential to convert the human prion protein from a healthy state to a ...

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Department of Agriculture — Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed a standards update that officials believe will be more efficient in disease ...

TOUGH new rules to tackle scrapie could lead to the destruction of entire flocks. Under a new scheme that came into effect yesterday, all farmers with confirmed cases of scrapie will have to cull the ...