BSE case in the Ludwigslust district
46 animals are threatened with death
As reported by the Agriculture Ministry in Schwerin, BSE was found in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for the first time since December 2002. A cow from the Ludwigslust district was affected. Another 46 animals belonging to the so-called cohort must now be killed. This also applies to the three offspring, two of which were sold to Spain.Many of the 46 cohort cows are very pregnant, according to a ministry spokesman. The authorities are now checking whether they can calve before they are killed according to EU regulations. The affected cow had shown no signs of mad cow disease, the spokesman said. She had been slaughtered after being injured. The compulsory tissue sample produced the BSE result.
306 cases of BSE were found in Germany with this cow.
The German BSE cases in 2004
| Case- | approved | State | geboren | Size |
| 14. | 26.03.04 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | ||
| 13. | 22.03.04 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | 98 | 6 |
| 12. | 18.03.04 | Baden-Württemberg | 09.06.99 | 47 |
| 11. | 18.03.04 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 10.06.98 | 646 |
| 10. | 17.03.04 | Bavaria | 29.01.00 | 127 |
| 9. | 09.03.04 | Baden-Württemberg | 06.04.99 | 28 |
| 8. | 08.03.04 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | 31.10.99 | 88 |
| 7. | 24.02.04 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | 31.08.99 | 159 |
| 6. | 18.02.04 | Hessen | 06.04.97 | 97 |
| 5. | 23.02.04 | Bavaria | 22.07.96 | 30 |
| 4. | 13.02.04 | Lower Saxony | 20.06.98 | 178 |
| 3. | 16.01.04 | Bavaria | 16.06.99 | 142 |
| 2. | 08.01.04 | Bavaria | 29.01.99 | 109 |
| 1. | 06.01.04 | Lower Saxony | 18.02.96 | 110 |
Source: Schwerin / Ludwigslust [ lm ]
