26 Quotes by Ron DeHaven

It would be our hope we will have a rule in place in six to eight months' time,

After 5 years old, it is an approximation, but a fairly good approximation, in terms of looking at the amount of wear on the teeth, are there teeth missing, that kind of thing.

This is the primary, if not the only, means which BSE is spread from animal to animal.

There's been a lot of debate about the role that migratory birds are or might play in spreading the disease.

It's one of those situations where we need to treat others as we would want them to treat us, and we have done that.

The birth herd is the likely location where the animal became infected,

The investigation today is focusing on tracing the other 73 animals that presumably came into the United States in the same shipment with this positive cow,

If the virus does arrive in the U.S., we think we'll find it quickly. We don't think that it would ever make it into the food chain.