Bern (BE): 365 BSE Cases in Switzerland

In the inspection programme, cows which have died, been killed or specifically slaughtered, along with samples from animals slaughtered for normal purposes are analysed using the Prionics-Check-Test. The first case of “Mad Cow Disease” in Switzerland was discovered on November 2, 1990. This was the first case to be found anywhere on the continent. In Great Britain, where the illness was first identified in 1985, almost 180,000 animals have died in the epidemic.

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