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
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
Some claim to be selling beef imported from the United States, even though such beef has been barred from the Chinese mainland since 2003, following outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2015
The regulations, which were laid out as proposals in August 2011, had their genesis in the handful of cases of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in the United States dating back to 2003.
From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2012
The investigation turned up no other cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2012
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