Mad Cow Disease in France

France: Officials have begun to test all cattle(1) over 30 months old for mad cow disease. Agriculture Minister Jean Glavany says falling demand for beef (2) has created a crisis in French farm industry. He says this is why he began the testing program six months before a European Union time limit of July 1st. EU agriculture ministers last month ordered the testing after France and some other member countries found new cases of the disease. The European Union has also banned the use of meat and bone meal as animal feed(3). Experts believe this feed has been the main way for disease has spread.


听音瓶颈词汇

1. cattle [] n. 牛；牲口
2. beef [] n. 牛肉
3. feed [] n. 饲料

听音高级短语
mad cow disease 疯牛病

听音超级句型
Falling demand for beef has created a crisis in French farm industry.
牛肉需求的持续下降使法国农业陷入危机。

疯牛病在法国

法国消息：法国官方已经开始了对所有30个月大的牛进行疯牛病检查。农业部长格拉瓦尼表示牛肉需求的持续下降使法国农业陷入危机。他说这就是为什么他们在欧盟七月一日的期限之前的6个月开始实施这一测试方案的原因。在法国和其它联盟国家发现此疾病的新病例后，农业部长上个月下令要进行此项测试。欧盟同时也禁止了用牛肉和牛骨头作为动物饲料。专家们相信这种饲料是疯牛病传播的主要途径。