Rude, James; Carlberg, Jared G. - In: CAFRI: Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues (2006) 07
The discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Alberta and the subsequent U.S. border closure raised concerns about the reliance of Canada’s cattle industry upon U.S. packers. It became clear that Canada lacked the slaughter capacity to support the number of cattle going to...