Experts can discuss confirmed cases of mad cow disease

COLUMBUS/WOOSTER, Ohio - Ohio State veterinarians and animal health experts are available to speak with the media about the second case of mad cow disease confirmed in the United States on Friday (6/24) as well as the tests currently used to detect the disease. Below are the experts.

• Mo Saif, chair of the Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, (330) 263-3743, (419) 846-3011, saif.1@osu.edu.

• William Shulaw, Ohio State University Extension beef/sheep veterinarian, (614) 292-7570, (614) 771-0557, shulaw.1@osu.edu.