bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bovine spongiform encephalopathy
1985–90
Example Sentences
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South Korea, which is the world’s top importer of American beef, currently bans beef from cattle that are older than 30 months on concerns it may introduce bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025
It’s a debilitating neurological disease that kills deer and elk, similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2022
He was president of the Royal Society from 1995 to 2000, charting a course through crises over bovine spongiform encephalopathy and transgenic crops.
From Nature ● Dec. 11, 2018
In 2003, a cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, mad cow disease, was found in the western United States.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2016
World trade in beef was jolted in the 1980s by the discovery of mad cow disease, a fatal brain-wasting disease in cattle, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2013
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