# Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Questions and Answers

> The FDA published a question-and-answer explainer on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), describing it as a progressive neurological disease of cattle linked to scrapie. It notes the epidemic's historical peak in Great Britain and that feeding meat and bone meal to cattle amplified the outbreak.

- Date: 2022-09-22 · published 2022-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39707-bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy-bse-questions-and-answers
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Feed buyers should note that BSE history is the basis for current feed ban rules on ruminant-derived meat and bone meal. No new outbreak is reported, so there is no direct near-term price impact.

## Sources

- einpresswire.com: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/592307206/bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy-bse-questions-and-answers

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