An atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also commonly known as mad cow disease, has been detected in South Carolina, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Friday. The disease was found in an approximately 5-year-old or older beef cow at a slaughter plant in the Palmetto State. “This animal never entered slaughter channels…

CALGARY—A cattle industry group says it is hopeful a newly imposed import ban on Canadian beef by China and two other Asian countries will be temporary. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association confirmed Tuesday that China—which imports approximately $170 million of Canadian beef annually, making it the industry’s third-largest global market—has halted imports of beef from Canada…