41.   Mad cow disease is a brain-destroying illness that first surfaced in British cattle but now has spread to cattle in much of Europe.

42.   New Zealand on Monday suspended the import of genetic material from British cattle and sheep.

43.   Scientists say the practice of supplementing cattle feed with sheep offal contaminated with the brain-wasting disease called scrapie infected British cattle.

44.   Some believe British cattle developed mad cow disease after eating feed that included offal from sheep infected with the degenerative disease scrapie.

45.   Some scientists believe British cattle developed mad cow disease after eating feed that included offal from sheep infected with scrapie, a degenerative brain disease.

46.   Some believe British cattle developed mad cow disease after eating feed that included offal from sheep infected with scrapie, a degenerative brain disease.

47.   The Cabinet upheld its ban against British cattle.

48.   The announcement sent beef sales crashing, first in Britain, then across Europe as consumers worried that their herds may have been infected by British cattle.

49.   The announcement sent beef sales crashing, first in Britain, then across Europe as consumers worried that other herds may have been infected by British cattle.

50.   The ban was imposed last year because of mad cow disease infecting British cattle.