Spain reports case of mad cow disease

Spain has reported a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has said.

The diseased cow belonged to a herd of 134 cattle on a farm near the city of Salamanca in the north-western region of Castilla-Leon, according to a report issued on Friday to the OIE by Spain's ministry for agriculture, food and the environment.