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A CASE of mad cow disease has been identified on a farm in Wales, the Welsh government confirmed yesterday.
The case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was found in a dead cow as a result of strict control measures, which screen all animals over four years old that die on a farm routinely tested for the disease.
The animal did not enter the food chain and the Food Standards Agency and Public Health Wales said there was no risk to human health as a result of the isolated case.
It is the latest in a small number of cases of BSE identified across Britain in recent years, with the last case recorded in Wales in 2013.
“Identification of this case demonstrates that the controls we have in place are working well,” said Welsh Deputy Farming Minister Rebecca Evans.
“Beef across the UK continues to be produced in compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health rules.”
Officials were investigating the circumstances of the case, she added.
