BSE
BSE
Definition
BSE (bē′es′ē′)
noun
Etymology: b(ovine) s(pongiform) e(ncephalopathy), technical term for the disease
BSE
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: He noted: Furthermore, we understand a cohort of calves born to cows that had BSE is being followed up.
- develop: Countries should assess the risk and take precautionary measures against developing BSE in cattle and the human disease vCJD.
Noun used with modifier
- sheep: Combining these controls is estimated to reduce risk by up to 90 per cent for all three sheep BSE scenarios they considered.
Adjective modifier
- experimental: The update indicated that experimental BSE in sheep had been transmitted to mice through the intracerebral inoculation of infected spleen material.
- clinical: An update on EU testing for pre-clinical and clinical BSE is also given.
- more: More BSE and sheep BSE has never been found in the UK sheep flock.
Modifies a noun
- case: August 1987 Development begins at the CVL of a BSE database, created to keep track of all confirmed BSE cases.
- crisis: BSE crisis - the madness of the profit system EIGHTY PEOPLE have died a horrible death.
Preposition: in
- cattle: Behind the European and American attitude lies the fear BSE in beef cattle may show up in humans.
- sheep: The endlessly protracted studies on whether there is BSE in sheep has reached absurd levels.
- animal: Recent scientific findings published in " Nature " on 2 October 1997 found clear similarities of nvCJD in humans and BSE in animals.
