BSE Affidavit

What is BSE?
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as Mad-Cow Disease, is a fatal, neuro-degenerative disease in cattle. Due to the FDA’s food safety requirements, ruminant animals presented for slaughter must have been handled in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration’s ban of feeding identified mammalian derived protein materials to ruminant animals (21 CFR Part 589). The BSE form, required by packers, is validating that you, as a livestock producer, have fed your animal in accordance with this government regulation.

This form (affidavit) will be required for all market beef youth this year. This form (affidavit) will be included in the Jr. Livestock Sale packet that each market beef youth will receive prior to County Fair. Each youth will be required to read, complete and have appropriate youth and parent signatures on these forms, and they must be turned in at the County Fair Check-in.

If you would like to learn more about BSE in general and government regulation regarding BSE, go to: www.fda.gov/cvm/bsetoc.html

BSE Form