Mad Cow Disease and Our Food Supply

We know mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), isn’t something that happens when your beef gets angry. But what exactly is BSE? In this Chew on This podcast, Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and former administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, talks about BSE and the threat it poses to our food supply.

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