1.   With more shipments of older cattle to the stockyards in days ahead, the likelihood of finding more infected cattle in testing will increase.

2.   Britain took its first steps to contain the disease last Thursday when it banned sale of older cattle judged most likely to carry the disease.

3.   He already banned meat sales from older cattle and imposed stricter monitoring of animals.

4.   Hogg insisted again Wednesday that there was no scientific basis for excluding older cattle from the food chain.

5.   If Major orders older cattle destroyed, Britain will ask the European Union to help compensate farmers.

6.   If Major ordered the older cattle destroyed, Britain would be likely to ask the European Union to help pay the bill for compensating farmers.

7.   In July, the EU banned on a range of products from older cattle judged most at risk from bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.

8.   In July, the EU ordered a ban on a range of products from older cattle judged most at risk from bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.

9.   In July, the EU ordered a ban on a range of products from older cattle judged most at risk from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopthy, or mad cow disease.

10.   In July, the ordered a ban on a range of products from older cattle judged most at risk from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopthy, or mad cow disease.