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Officials find more evidence that cow may have been from Canada.
Byline: Andrew Martin and Jeff Zeleny
WASHINGTON _ A Holstein dairy cow that contracted mad cow disease was older than originally believed, U.S. agriculture officials said Monday, a finding that may rebut suggestions that the government failed to enforce regulations to prevent the disease.
Inspectors also said that the age of the animal supports evidence that the cow was born in Canada, and probably was infected there.
Ron DeHaven, chief veterinary officer for the Department of Agriculture, said the owner of a Mabton, Wash., farm where the diseased cow was housed had found records indicating that the cow was 6 { years old, instead of 4 as originally reported.
That finding cleared up the major discrepancy between U.S. and Canadian records about the diseased cow, and it bolstered U.S. confidence that the problem originated north of the border, a claim that Canadian officials have called premature.
Officials tracked the cow to the Canadian province of Alberta by a metal numbered ear tag but…
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