The second case of mad cow disease again poured cold water on Japanese meat market

Lead: Japan's Ministry of health, labor and welfare announced late Monday that a suspected case of BSE at a meat processing center in Hokkaido was finally diagnosed as having BSE The second case of BSE was found after the first one was found in Baijing, Qianye County on September 10 this year In September, the diseased cow was a 5-year-old 7-month-old cow, who had given birth to three calves There are 70 other cows on the farm The second case of BSE was found to be positive after strict examination However, in order to be more cautious, when the sick cattle were sampled and sent to the famous animal University of Japan, Dai Guang animal University for more accurate inspection, the results were still positive The two detailed and accurate examination results were sent to housheng of Tokyo to promote the discussion of "expert meeting on mad cow disease" composed of authoritative experts and scholars, and finally unanimously confirmed as mad cow disease After receiving the notification of this unwilling BSE, Japan's Ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries has instructed Hokkaido to conduct further in-depth investigation and inspection of other cows grazing in the same pasture, so as to truly understand where the infection channel of this second case of BSE is, especially to find out what feeds are fed Affected by the market of the second case of mad cow disease, the long-term market weakness of beef prices in Japan is once again rising The decision in October to conduct a full inspection of all edible cattle was well received in the market, and the beef sales in some supermarkets have shown signs of recovery More people in the meat market think that the market consumption of beef has been in the end and started to pick up I didn't expect that the market of edible meat commodities, which has lost its vitality, was once again thrown cold water At the meat market of the central wholesale market in Tokyo's metropolitan area, the confirmation of the second case of BSE came at noon at the end of the morning's trading In the morning's beef trade, the price of Japanese and cattle castration A4 size cuts, which are widely used for barbecue beef, has reached 1691 yen per kilogram, 163 yen higher than the price on the 20th Since the outbreak of mad cow disease in September, the price of beef in the Japanese meat market has dropped significantly, and in the recent period, the price of beef has continued to be low at about 20% cheaper The source of the second case of BSE is now suspected to be eating meat and bone meal made in the UK In the results confirmed in Japan, it was also found that because of the effect of meat and bone meal as the source of infection, the milk production of dairy cows would increase after feeding, so compared with the feeding of cattle, dairy cows were more likely to be fed and added There is another noteworthy issue That is to say, the incubation period of BSE infection in calves is generally as long as 2 to 8 years, so when it comes to checking whether they are infected with BSE, if they do not reach a certain age of birth, they do not have to work hard to check The total number of cattle used for food processing has been inspected in three stages since October 18 The European Union's examination of BSE is limited to cattle born more than 30 months with a high probability of BSE infection In Japan, for the sake of prudence, BSE examination is a comprehensive examination of all cattle including calves The following circulation also made a series of arrangements: the cattle transported to the meat processing factories all over the country first confirmed that there was no abnormality in neurological symptoms, and then began to split and disintegrate As the pathogen of BSE, the abnormal accumulation of bone marrow should be removed, and a simple examination of 5 hours or 6 hours should be done If a positive reaction is found, a confirmation examination should be done again In order to ensure the safety of beef out of the stock market and to win the trust of consumers The second case of mad cow disease was confirmed to bring new troubles to the already difficult operation of beef breeding, production, processing and sales Consumer psychological unease is rising again, and the possibility of long-term delay of low demand, including imported beef, is greatly increased (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: