A 28-month-old calf in Germany has developed BSE. The case is causing concern
because the animal was born after cattle remains in ruminant feed were banned
and because beef younger than 30 months had been thought to pose little risk of
infection. This month the European Union started requiring all cattle over 30
months old to be tested for BSE before being eaten, but Germany will now test
all calves older than 24 months. In Britain, meat from cattle younger than 30
months is eaten without testing.
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