Mad cow disease is infectious, but it’s caused not by a virus or a bacterium. Instead, it’s caused by a rogue protein called a prion.

A March 23 Style article that featured Borden Inc.'s "Elsie the Cow" trademarks was not intended to suggest an association between the company's dairy products and "mad cow" or foot-and-mouth ...

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports on consumer panic over new cases of Mad Cow disease in France. With French shoppers shunning beef, the government this week banned beef-on-the-bone and the use of meat ...

Mad Cow announced its season plans Saturday night at a fundraising event for the downtown theater, which was closed to in-person guests during most of the COVID-19 shutdown.

Timeline: 1986 - Mad cow disease is first discovered in the United Kingdom. From 1986 through 2001, a British outbreak affects about 180,000 cattle and devastates farming communities.

BALDWINTON, Saskatchewan -- She was just another cow on a farm -- no name, no brand, no distinguishing features, barely memorable until she stumbled and went mad. Now she is known as the carrier ...