Investigation into 'downer' cow demanded

TEXAS - Consumer groups called Wednesday for a congressional investigation into the death last week of a cow with symptoms of brain damage at a Texas slaughterhouse. The cow staggered and collapsed -- a "downer" in industry parlance -- after passing an initial visual inspection at Lone Star Beef in San Angelo, Texas.

Source: ContraCostaTimes
calendar icon 6 May 2004
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