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DENVER
\n (Reuters) – The first case of mad cow disease in the United States may
\n encourage carnivores to consider putting meat from bison, the largest
\n land mammals in North America and beloved symbols of the West, on their
\n dinner tables, meat industry officials said.<\/p>\n
The commercial bison meat industry, which dates to the mid-1980s, has been
\n through ups and downs but last year started to see a rebound due to
\n increased interest in high-protein diets.<\/p>\n
Bison are fed grass then corn or potatoes for 90 to 120 days before they
\n are slaughtered when they weigh around 2,000 pounds. They are not fed antibiotics,
\n growth hormones or animal byproducts. The use of cattle remains in certain
\n animal feed was blamed for spreading mad cow in Britain.<\/p>\n
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