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Re: vCJD spread in blood transfusions



Lawrence asks"Could there be any unusual biochemical relationship
between rBST & HBP that might make an animal more
succeptable to infection by BSE, should that exist in the HBP? "Lawrence
F. London, Jr. wrote:
I think that the blood meal and dried meat are the place where the
prions hide. Without prions there  is no BSE. sincerely,joe

jcummins wrote:

Replying to Lawrence London,
 From material available on the web the use of high bypass protein
including blood meal and dried meat is only advised for calving heifers
in beef production , but there it is said to improve calving. I have not
had good success locating the proportion of dairy cattle in the meat
supply and I think that may depend on the general location, an area of
dairy production etc. It seems like it would be a good idea to identify
beef from dairy cattle in the market.


Thanks. This is all new to me. I think earlier posts (Steve Ford)
mentioned
the benefits of feeding HBP for increased milk output in the dairy
industry.
It might be worthwhile reconsidering recycling rBST-doctored and
HBP-fed dairy animals
destined for the local livestock market (definitely in the case of
small dairt operations [under 1000 acres]
where they might wind up on the shelves of some meat market.
Could there be any unusual biochemical relationship between rBST & HBP
that might make an animal more
succeptable to infection by BSE, should that exist in the HBP?


I am including below an

interesting quote from the web. Sincerely, joe cummins
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/realmilkalliance/page11.html
Cows on pasture typically live through eight to ten lactations (or
births) for a total of ten to 12 years. Cows in confinement, fed grain
and soybeans, average 1.8 lactations. When they become unable to produce


1.8! Amazing. What a waste confinement operations are.

milk, or when their ankles can no longer hold up on the cement floors,
they are shipped off to the butcher. About 25 percent of the meat
consumed in America comes from these “downer” cows. The problem of
downer cows in confinement dairies is increasing, even though
antibiotics, drugs and nutrient supplements are routinely added to
animal feed. We hear that in some confinement dairies, the typical cow
is milked through one long lactation and then slaughtered. This eats
into profits and has the vets throwing up heir hands in defeat.


Unbelievable waste.

Go for goat milk, nubians make the best milk.




Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:

jcummins wrote:

Transfer of vCJD by blood transfusion is being taken seriously in
UK. In
spite of the evidence of spread in blood USDA still allows use of
blood
meal in cattle feed. That threatens cows with BSE and farm hands with
vCJD through exposure to blood in cuts and lesions along with
breathing
dust from cattle feed. USDA's crazed indifference is perplexing. Do
they
patent blood meal diets along with GM crops?
Patient's death from vCJD may be linked to blood transfusion




And in some areas of the US extension agents are treating with smug
indifference
and stonewalling suggestions that they try to promote grass fed
livestock raising in
their domain of influence as an alternative to high production methods
of feeding
using high protein supplements.

Is the use of bypass protein just used in dairy farming or in the meat
industry also?

LL
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lfl@intrex.net
http://market-farming.com
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech

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