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1. Oct. 17, 2005: The great divide in animal welfare - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation editorial by David Walker
2. September 20, 2005: Of Deer and Badgers - the very different ways human health issues are being handled in Canada and the UK says more about humans than the diseases. (675 words)
3. July 16, 2004: BSE and vCJD in France - Research suggesting that significant French exposure to BSE infected beef without commensurate incidence of vCJD might throw light on the supposed relationship between these diseases. (750 words)
4. May 25, 2004: A healthy McDonalds - the outcome of its move to promote healthy eating in Europe will provide a very interesting test of its influence. (550 words)
5. April 19, 2004: Meat Fashion - even with high profile cases of avian ‘flu and BSE, meat is in fashion in the US and everyone is doing very well. (585 words)
6. Jan. 26, 2004: Stop making it hard for cattlemen to come clean on BSE - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation editorial by David Walker
7. Jan. 15, 2004: BSE on the Hoof - while on the hoof BSE cattle are not a treat to man or beast. The misunderstanding of this is the reason that BSE is so devastating..
8. January 9, 2004: Wanted, Dead or Alive, BSE Cattle - Confirmation that the US's BSE cow was imported from Canada, but was over six years old and not four as had been earlier reported, is good and bad news. (500 words)
9. December 30, 2003: BSE, North American Style - even with the Canadian BSE count still at one after almost 12 months, it always seemed that it would get across the US border. (1025 words)
10. May 23, 2003: Spotaneous BSE perhaps - while BSE has spread far and wide, as yet no potential source of infection has been found for the first indigenous Canadian case suggesting it might be spontaneous. (720 words)
11. April 15, 2002: Foot and Mouth - the unasked question - The mistakes with the recent British foot and mouth outbreak would have been avoided if recommendations made after the 1967 outbreak had been promptly implemented. The unasked question is why was there a delay. (600 words)
12. March 28, 2002: British beef can't catch a break - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation editorial by David Walker
13. March 15, 2002: Foot and Mouth - the political tail continued - While the motivation for a public inquiry into the British foot and mouth outbreak may be vindictive, it would serve a useful purpose in discouraging politicization in future. (840 words)
14. March 14, 2002: Foot and Mouth - the political tail - replaced by Foot and Mouth - the political tail continued, March 15. (840 words)
15. Feb. 27, 2002: BSE, Back in the News - Sceintific findings dismiss maternal transmission but media concern over comtamination in ship holds. (780 words)
16. Nov. 29, 2001: BSE, the French Defence - to gains credibility for its ban on other EU beef, France may just lift its British embargo.
17. Nov. 26, 2001: Cornering the French - Britain's recent decision to extend cattle testing for BSE appeared academic, but is taking on political significance in the French beef import ban context.(875 words)
18. Nov. 8, 2001: Foot and Mouth, Permanent Scar - adverse economic conditions prior to the current outbreak and its sheer scale mean the British livestock industry may show less resilience than following prior foot and mouth outbreaks. (660 words)
19. Oct. 22 2001: French beef ban may rebound,- as Gallic defiance threatens EU credibility. - an Opinion from the Anglia Farmer and Contractor by David Walker
20. Oct. 1, 2001: Foot and Mouth Disease, the vaccine dilemma - publicity during the current British foot and mouth outbreak has made vaccination a politically desirable option despite contrary scientific opinion. (880 words)
21. Sept. 21, 2001: BSE - the ban goes on - How France reacts to a legal ruling that its 1999 ban on British beef imports is "unlawful" could have serious implications for WTO trade negotiations. (670 words)
22. July 2001: The insidious cull - economics pose the biggest danger to British herds. - an Opinion from the Anglia Farmer and Contractor by David Walker
23. May. 14, 2001: Economics biggest danger to British herds With the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Britain coming under control, some are starting to focus on the future of the livestock industry - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation editorial by David Walker
24. April 27, 2001: Phoenix The Calf Meets Tony Blair -- Britain Rallies Around A Week-Old White Calf That Somehow Missed The Foot-And-Mouth Execution - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
25. April 18, 2001: Foot-And-Mouth And Tourism Lock Horns In The UK -- A Review Would Surely Reveal That For The Livestock Industry, The Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak Is Just Another Pothole On A Poorly Kept Road - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
26. March 30, 2001: Britain Ponders Vaccinations To Fight Livestock Crisis : The Netherlands Has A Solution Britain Would Be Wise To Emulate - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
27. Mar. 22, 2001: The vCJD quest at Queniborough - 5 cases of the rare disease in a small village might have provided evidence of association with BSE. What it did show was the challenge of handling complex and sensitive scientific information in a public forum. (750 words).
28. March 21, 2001: Foot-And-Mouth Disease, The Second Wave: The Rise Of Business Techniques Like Outsourcing Mean Few Farms Stand Alone, Which Adds An Additional Dimension To Containing Disease Outbreaks - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
29. March 14, 2001: The Three Dangers Facing European Livestock Markets: After Stumbling So Noticeably Over Mad Cow, No One Is Taking Any Chances With Foot-And-Mouth Disease - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
30. Mar. 13, 2001: Marketing livestock without auction - with the foot and mouth outbreak Lord Haskins suggestion to reduce the role of traditional markets takes on great currency (630 words).
31. Mar. 5, 2001: Foot and Mouth and the Politician's Ear If anything is positive about Britain's foot and mouth outbreak, it is that the government has been cornered (550 words).
32. Mar. 5, 2001: Weakened livestock sector susceptible to outbreak - CBC editorial by David Walker
33. Feb. 28, 2001: A Livestock Disease May Create An Electoral Paradox : A Popular Government Policy To Combat Foot-And-Mouth Disease, But One That Could Keep People Home On Election Day - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
34. Feb. 8, 2001: European-style Mad Cow Politics The politics of BSE continue to provide as much interest as the disease with mistakes made in Britain a decade ago being repeated with predictable results. (910 words)
35. Feb. 6, 2001: BSE and Politics The politics continues to provide the interest with Britain's mistakes being repeated in Europe. (700 words)
36. Jan. 8, 2000: BSE - EU goes for the kill. Faced with a growing crisis of confidence, some uncharacteristically thorough measures have been agreed to. - an Opinion from the Anglia Farmer and Contractor by David Walker
37. Dec. 11, 2000: The EU's Surprising Stand Against Mad Cow Disease The Ban On Feeding Meat And Bone Meal To Livestock Was Clearly A Difficult Measure, As Was The Removal Of All Cattle Over 30 Months Old - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
38. Nov. 28, 2000: The European BSE Crisis: Reports of BSE in Germany and Spain together with France's realization of the seriousness of its epidemic have changed European BSE risk perceptions. (900 words)
39. Nov. 27, 2000: French BSE and the British beef market: the FSA's use of statistics to compare BSE in France and the UK is deceptive nonsense and appears desperate. (700 words)
40. Nov. 23, 2000: Finally, Europe Wakes Up To Its Mad Cow Problem Germany's First Reported Case Of The Disease, And A Widespread Ban On French Beef, Signal Europe's Recognition That Mad Cow Isn't Just A British Affliction
41. Oct. 31, 2000: A Quiet Warning From The British Report On Mad Cow Disease. No Nasty Political Surprises, And Something To Please Everyone In A Massive Mad Cow Inquiry Years In The Making ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
42. Oct. 28, 2000: BSE Inquiry Report Executive Summary (about 7,000 words)
43. Oct. 23, 2000: The other BSE Report - an opinion by David Walker featured in the Farmers Weekly Talking Point
44. Oct. 13, 2000: French BSE and British Food Safety - That France now has a more serious BSE, mad cow disease, epidemic than Britain comes at an awkward time for the British Food Standards Agency which is reviewing BSE control programs. (930 words)
45. Oct. 2, 2000: BSE Inquiry Report Imminent - The findings of the 30-month, £27 million, BSE Inquiry are likely to be disappointing to those looking for retribution. (400 words)
46. Sept. 21, 2000: British Food Safety Concerns over Franch Beef Imports - A British review of mad cow disease control measures is expected to raise concerns over French beef imports and even a ban. (1050 words)
47. July 24, 2000: Cattle passports prove their worth - CBC editorial by David Walker
48. July 12, 2000: UK's Passports-For-Cows System Proves Its Worth. Cattle-Tracing Program Finds Kinfolk Of A Rogue 'Mad Cow,' As British Beef Industry's Nightmare Nears Its End ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
49. June 26, 2000: The European SRM Saga - Belatedly EU regulations designed to limit the spread of BSE are being put in place. The delay resulted from the failure of several member states to recognize the risk they face.
50. May 23, 2000: BSE - Almost Certainly There is No Third Way - Recent trends in the incidence of BSE in Britain suggests there is no mysterious third way for the spread of the disease. No BSE cases in cattle, born after the ban on feeding meat and bone meal, the prime source of spreading the disease, and of an age when they would normally start to be diagnosed, have been detected in over a year.
51. May 3, 2000: French Add Mystery To Mad Cow Disease Research - As Cases Increase, Agriculture Minister's Suggestion Of 'Third Way' To Spread BSE Is Probably A Smokescreen ... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
52. April 6, 2000: Will Europe's Politicians Stall Mad Cow Measures? Cases Increase, But There's Little Enthusiasm For Action That Could Devastate The E.U.'s Beef Industry .... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
53. March 21, 2000: Is Germany Preparing For A Food Fight With France? As French Cases Of Mad Cow Disease Cause Increasing Concern, German Regions Can Be Expected To Seek Their Own Import Ban.... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
54. February 16, 2000: EU's start on legal action against Germany over its ban on British beef imports follows that against France, but the two cases are not similar. Germany is likely to resolve in this instance what is essentially a constitutional issue but it probably highlights a need for some internal reform.
55. February 8, 2000: French Gamble Pays Off, As Their Mad Cows Go Unnoticed; Paris Maintains Its Illegal Ban On British Beef, Yet France's Cattle May Now Prove The Greater Hazard .... - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
56. December 10, 1999: France's Ban On UK Beef Still Has Plenty Of Life A Plan To Improve EU Food Safety Could Offer Paris A Graceful Exit - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
57. November 30, 1999: French Tactic In Beef War With UK May Backfire, Legal Quirk Would Exclude Meat From Many EU Countries, While Forcing France To Accept British Imports - Bridge News Forum Opinion by David Walker
58. November 29, 1999: To date only the Commission has played a major role in the Anglo-French beef trade dispute. If the European Parliament prevents the French finding a political solution in the European Council, Britain may yet end up taking its case directly to the European Court of Justice.
59. November 21, 1999: That officials in Brussels have decided that France can legally require British beef to be labelled as such has been hailed as a way out of this trade dispute. More important is the potential loss of the common market if it sets a pecedent.
60. November 12, 1999: Do The French Have A Game Plan For The Beef Trade War? A Seemingly No-Win Strategy To Continue The Ban On British Imports May Disguise A Plan To Score Points Against EU Later - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
61. November 4, 1999: The Anglo-French beef trade situation over the last 48 hours has become a little clearer in some areas, and less so in others. On balance, however, the prospects for a reasonably prompt lifting of the embargo have improved.
62. November 3, 1999: Seven possible explanations of the unexpected outcome of yesterday's meeting between the English and French over their beef trade dispute.
63. November 2, 1999: Will Science Triumph Over EU Trade Politics? As Backlash Looms, French Would Be Wise To Accept Safety Panel's Support For British Beef - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
64. October 27, 1999: Outlook Is Bullish For Continuation Of Beef Trade War, Market Forces May Compensate British Farmers For French Insistence On Banning UK Imports - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker
65. May 6, 1999: There's More Than Beef On The World's Trade Menu - EU's Politically Motivated Ban Jeopardizes Long-Term Success Of WTO - a Bridge Forum Opinion by David Walker