11. Primary and high schools will be judged at their own skill levels by a panel. 12. At the same time, Britain gave in to demands from many of its EU partners to expand its plan to destroy cattle judged at high risk. 13. British farm minister Douglas Hogg said Britain would also consider selectively killing other cattle judged at risk, such as those that have been in contact with contaminated animals. 14. EU officials have insisted each step be implemented only after Britain fulfills strict public health conditions including the slaughter of animals judged at risk. 15. Fischler expressed worry about bureaucratic difficulties Britain has had in recent days in starting slaughter of cattle judged at risk from the disease. 16. Hogg presented a long-awaited plan to destroy cattle judged at highest risk for the brain-wasting mad cow ailment, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. In return, the others pledged to relax the ban on British beef exports if London met new health standards, including the elimination of cattle judged at risk. 20. Russian athletes found themselves at the center of doping and judging scandals at the games, and Russian officials accused the North American media of bias. |