Ohio State experts on mad cow disease

COLUMBUS/WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University veterinarians and food-animal health experts are available to speak with the media about the third case of mad cow disease confirmed in the United States on Monday, (3/13), in Alabama. They can also talk about the tests currently used to detect the disease.

Contacts:

•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.