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One nation already suspending US beef sales overseas. The discovery was made at a transfer station on
CBS 47's Kathryn Herr is live tonight with reaction from consumers and local dairies.
The five year old cow was dead when it arrived here at Baker Commodities. It was about to be ground up for pet food when random testing discovered the disease. It is worrisome news for consumers and this area's huge dairy industry.
“I'm really questioning if I should eat this,” said Adrian Rivera.
Adrian Rivera worries about the meat he purchased at the grocery store. It's chicken and pork, but when he hears Mad Cow Disease was discovered in a dairy cow here he says, “It’s really scary.”
The USDA says there was never a danger to humans because no one ate meat from the cow.
Dr. John Clifford says, “This particular animal did not enter the food supply any time. And there is no concern about that.”
Mad Cow Disease is not transmitted or passed through milk, but in
Paul Santos says, “I’m definitely concerned because the industry has been suffering the past few years because of high beef costs.”
The sick cow did not come from Paul Santo's dairy. He has not sent a cow to a rendering plant for a month.
“We'd like to see this go forward and I believe there are the right officials to take care of this problem,” said Paul Santos.
Scientists contacted by CBS News said there was no risk to the public and the type of Mad Cow Disease found in
Jamie Perez buys two gallons of milk a week for her family and that won't change.
“It's probably not. We still have to buy it,” said Jamie Perez.
The USDA says the carcass is in state custody and will be destroyed.
Baker Commodities is determining which dairy the cow came from.