Mad cows in Wales

She was about retirement age. Not just a youngster anyway. Very very bad luck indeed. She was such a bright sensible person it was extremely hard to understand her behaviour as it changed. She did exceptionally odd things. So strange that they didn't make any sense at all. Not like onset of dementia or post stroke. I'm only saying this in the very remote likelihood that someone you know develops this but people don't suspect CJD and don't get diagnosed quickly. Not that there's anything that can be done but might help families understand what's going on. Sorry to be morbid.

I worried so much at the time because the only meat my son would eat back then was in the form of tinned meatballs, which he loved.

I met an American lady on holiday who had lived for 4 months in Cumbria back then. Her husband was a vet and was drafted in to help with the testing and condemning of herds.

How awful about your colleague, Jane10.

Oh Jane10 how awful.
When there was all the initial publicity about CJD I felt terrible because I had bought cheapo beef burgers for the children at Iceland ( goodness knows what was in them). Never went there again

It certainly is not a joking matter. Very sadly a colleague developed CJD and died in a very short time. Her behaviour became stranger and stranger but even so it was such a shock to discover that that was what was wrong with her. Her poor family.

Clearly it's not only the cows that are mad. (I know it is no joking matter, really!)

That's Google Earth for you Alea!

Not something to joke about but BSE between Chelsea and Knightsbridge is a bit mind boggling!

Let's hope so, it was terrible for farmers last time around, heartbreaking to see their herds go up in smoke.

It seems to have caused some effect, google earth has located the Brecon Beacons in London between Chelsea and Knightsbridge

Just one dead cow rosesarered so not in the food chain , there was one case in 2013 so it does seem the controls are working , hope so

I think there were isolated cases found last year too so lets hope its just a one off.