A cow from an undisclosed location recently tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on three rapid tests, according to USDA inspectors. Samples of the cow are now being tested at National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. Results are considered inconclusive until these current tests are completed. The current case marks the third time since a cow in Washington State tested positive for BSE last year that rapid tests have been inconclusive. Even if this case, like three others earlier this year, ultimately proves not to be a mad cow case, it nonetheless once again highlights the need to close loopholes in our public protections against mad cow disease. Get more information here.