Mad cow case on a UK farm

A NEW case of mad cow disease has been discovered on a British beef farm.

There is not believed to be a threat to humans but there are restrictions in place at the farm. “This is standard procedure for a confirmed case of classical BSE, which does not represent a threat to human health,” a statement said.

This is the first case of the disease in three years in the UK and the first confirmed in Scotland since 2008.

The last outbreak in Britain was in Wales in 2015, when the disease was discovered in a dead cow.