Number: RL32932
Title: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or "Mad Cow Disease")  in North America: A Chronology of Selected Events
Authors: Geoffrey S. Becker, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: This report provides a chronology of selected events leading up to and following the discoveries of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") in North America. These are primarily regulatory, legal, and congressional developments that are frequently referenced by policymakers as significant in the ongoing policy debate.
Pages: 32
Date: July 27, 2006