11.   The farm was quarantined while veterinary inspectors carried out further tests for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the scientific name for mad cow disease.

12.   The illegal use of artificial hormones in beef has turned into a lucrative fraud racket, highlighted when a hitman killed a veterinary inspector a few years ago.

13.   The Russian veterinary inspectors overseeing the protocol have already held meetings in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Washington, said a U.S. embassy spokesman in Moscow.

14.   Van Noppen was only a veterinary inspector, but poking into the cattle-raising business in Europe can be dangerous.

15.   The Russian delegation is headed by chief veterinary inspector Vacheslav Avilov and the US team is led by Deputy Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang.

16.   Veterinary inspectors and financial police would patrol the market from now on, he said.

17.   No poultry, carcasses, poultrymeat or hatching eggs can be moved in the control area without a permit from a veterinary inspector.