RE: organic fertilizers- mad cow

Sat, May 24, 2003 10:52 PM tchessie@yahoo.com Theresa- yahoo said:

>I have access to the database of the National Library of Medicine and
>I did a literature search on connections between Mad Cow Disease
>(bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE) and bonemeal.   While it
>seems that the use of bonemeal as feed for cattle has been linked to
>transmission in those animals, there is no published data to suggest
>that the casual use of bonemeal poses a threat to humans.  This
>presumes, of course, that we are not eating the stuff.  I don't
>believe that blood meal or manure has ever been shown to be a route
>of transmission of BSE.

There has been speculation about the danger of using bone meal. It may
not be a good idea to inhale the dust.

 
Tom Miller
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