Canadian Cattlemen To Fight Extra Inspections

But it's not unexpected, he added. "What we have felt all along, is that as we started to resume trade with the U.S., there would always be those people opposed to that and they would switch tactics and find new ways to restrict trade," Masswohl said. "This just reinforces our resolve to build up our beef processing industry in Canada to be less reliant on shipping live animals into the U.S." Schweitzer maintains he's taking the extra measures to ensure Canadian cattle coming into his state are free of mad cow disease. The extra steps are being applauded by the state's own cattle industry, which has seen prices soar since the flow of Canadian cattle to the U.S. was cut off in May 2003, when the first Alberta cow tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1122073413823_60/?hub=Canada [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on July 25, 2005]

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