http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/02/27/us-beef/ online and causing trouble since 1998 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:08:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/02/27/us-beef/#comment-757 Catherine Shaffer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/02/27/us-beef/#comment-757 They're probably worried about the cost of testing. The profit margin on beef cattle is so slim that decisions about a $5 dose of antibiotics are make-or-break for the farmer. When you're talking about applying a test to all of the millions of cattle slaughtered in the US, people will want to know who is paying for it. I think the dangers of mad cow disease have probably been exaggerated by the media. They’re probably worried about the cost of testing. The profit margin on beef cattle is so slim that decisions about a $5 dose of antibiotics are make-or-break for the farmer. When you’re talking about applying a test to all of the millions of cattle slaughtered in the US, people will want to know who is paying for it. I think the dangers of mad cow disease have probably been exaggerated by the media.

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