INDIA MOST SECURE AGAINST MAD COW DISEASE

India has received the most secure status for the deadly mad cow disease.

With this recognition, India joins an exclusive group of 12 other countries which includes Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Finland, etc. Several advanced countries like USA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, etc. figure in a lower category of ‘controlled risk’ for the mad cow disease.

The World Organization for Animal Health, at its 78th General Session held in Paris recently, recognized India as having ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow disease, known technically as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). This category represents the most secure status of a country with reference to BSE.