# Mad cow disease diagnosed in Florida beef cow - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

> Florida's Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of mad cow disease in a 6-year-old mixed-breed beef cow detected through USDA routine surveillance of cattle unfit for slaughter. The animal never entered the slaughter channels or food supply, and USDA says the form differs from classic BSE.

- Date: 2018-08-30 · published 2018-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63653-mad-cow-disease-diagnosed-in-florida-beef-cow-abc11-raleigh-durham
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The atypical case did not enter the food chain, and the feed ban on mammalian protein for cattle has been in place for years, so supply and trade effects should be limited. Some buyers may still react cautiously to any BSE headline, which could briefly weigh on beef sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-14 | [Mad cow disease has also appeared in Switzerland - Free Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36993-mad-cow-disease-has-also-appeared-in-switzerland-free-press.md) | -0.8% | +5.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-01 | [US cattle industry concerned about increased FMD risk - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36801-us-cattle-industry-concerned-about-increased-fmd-risk-beef-central.md) | -0.1% | -0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-02-25 | [Australian biosecurity working to protect cattle from lumpy skin disease - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42656-australian-biosecurity-working-to-protect-cattle-from-lumpy-skin-disease-beef.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-10-08 | [NCBA Expresses Concern About Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50589-ncba-expresses-concern-about-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak-in-africa.md) | -0.3% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-07-21 | [China bans cattle imports from Laos to prevent skin disease
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46009-china-bans-cattle-imports-from-laos-to-prevent-skin-disease-the-beef-site.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- abc11.com: https://abc11.com/post/mad-cow-disease-diagnosed-in-florida-beef-cow/4098193/
- abc13.com: https://abc13.com/post/mad-cow-disease-diagnosed-in-florida-beef-cow/4098701/

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