Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, a heightened awareness to the threat of terrorism, particularly directed towards components of critical infrastructure, has permeated the nation. In May 2002, the United States ...
Since the advent as the Bureau of Animal Industry in 1884, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has had an evolving role working to protect the U.S. food supply. The agency’s role in food safety was redefined ...
A paper presented to the College of Agriculture Honors Committee of Kansas State University in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Honors Program of
Kansas State University.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or commonly “mad cow disease,” is a zoonotic, neuropathological disorder classified among the prion diseases that, since its discovery and scientific characterization in the past few ...