List of confirmed BSE cases in Germany in 2002

Roland Heynkes, last update: 16 January 2007

Marked in red are the cases that have not been slaughtered as healthy according to my information. Since the beginning of this year unconfirmed BSE suspect cases are no longer published by the Laender.

No.	Herd of the BSE-case	Birth	Diagnosis Age in months	Details
237	Niedersachsen Regional district Lüneburg local district Rotenburg an der Wümme	9/9/85	27/12/02 208 Mon.	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow which underwent healthy slaughter on the 18.12.2002, and according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm. By now this case turned out to be an atypical BSE case of the L-type [AVAF].
236	Nordrhein-Westfalen Regional district Arnsberg Local district Soest	4/4/93	24/12/02 117 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that had been regularly slaughtered in the local district of Osnabrück (Niedersachsen), and according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm.
235	Brandenburg Local district Ostprignitz-Ruppin	12/2/96	24/12/02 82 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow that according to information forwarded by the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was killed on the 09.12.2002 because of an illness at first not suspected to be BSE
234	Nordrhein-Westfalen Regional district Arnsberg Local district Märkischer Kreis	28/6/98	24/12/02 54 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow regularly slaughtered in the local district of Olpe on the 20.12.2002. According to information forwarded by the BMVEL the cow had been born on the farm.
233	Rheinland-Pfalz Local district Altenkirchen	22/3/98	23/12/02 57 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and had died.
232	Sachsen-Anhalt Regional district Magdeburg Local district Stendal	29/12/95	17/9/02 84 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to information from the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered. Apparently the animal was identified as BSE suspect by a Bio-Rad screening test carried out in the Veterinärinstitut (Veterinary Laboratory) Hannover (Niedersachsen).
231	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Local district Ludwigslust	5/2/96	17/12/02 82 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to information from the BMVEL had been born in Czechia and was regularly slaughtered. As the cow had been first sold to Germany in 1998 an infection in Germany is highly unlikely. Nevertheless the animal is presently counted as German case.
230	Niedersachsen Regional district Braunschweig Local district Northeim	10/10/95	10/12/02 86 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was killed because of symptoms suggesting BSE.
229	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Karlsruhe Local district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis	5/7/96	5/12/02 77 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was killed because of symptoms suggesting BSE.
228	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Cloppenburg	22/9/95	29/11/02 86 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born in Friesoythe and had died.
227	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Tübingen Local district Ravensburg	16/1/98	27/11/02 58 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that had according to the BMVEL been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered .
226	Bayern Regional district Niederbayern Local district Deggendorf	20/9/97	25/7/02 58 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that had according to the BMVEL been born in the local district Deggendorf and was regularly slaughtered.
	Brandenburg Local district Uckermark	24/8/96	18/11/02	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a dairy cow As the BMVEL confirmed the cow had been born in the Netherlands and been transferred to Germany first in April 2002. According to the BMVEL the animal had shown symptoms suggesting BSE. According to the Agricultural Ministry of Brandenburg the cow had shown a reduced general state of health during the ante-mortem inspection . The administration of the local district Uckermark speaks of a reduced general state of health and recumbency. It seems the animal was killed at the slaughter establishment and disposed of in the rendering plant of Malchin. In any case we are dealing with a Dutch and not a German BSE case.
225	Niedersachsen Regional district Hannover Local district Diepholz	24/12/95	11/11/02 83 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was killed showing BSE-Symptoms.
224	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Garmisch-Partenkirchen	15/4/98	11/11/02 55 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born in the local district of Weilheim-Schongau and was regularly slaughtered.
223	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Leer	1/2/95	8/11/02 93 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was killed because of a non-related disease. The LAVES (State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) of Niedersachsen declares the cow as fallen.
222	Niedersachsen Regional district Lüneburg Local district Stade	7/8/95	6/11/02 87 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that had been regularly slaughtered in Bremerhaven and had - according to the BMVEL been born on the farm.
221	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Tübingen Local district Ravensburg	8/8/95	4/11/02 87 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was regulary slaughtered.
220	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Leer	22/3/95	30/10/02 91 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to information forwarded by the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered. The LAVES (State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) of Niedersachsen, however, declares the cow to have been sick or emergency slaughtered.
219	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Schleswig-Flensburg	20/2/96	29/10/02 80 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and regularly slaughtered.
218	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Leer	10/6/97	25/10/02 65 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered.
217	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Aichach-Friedberg	24/4/97	24/10/02 66 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a regularly slaughtered cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm.
216	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Schleswig-Flensburg	2/6/96	17/10/02 77 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was killed after having show BSE symptoms.
215	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Steinburg	19/3/97	27/9/02 66 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and died.
214	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Tübingen Local district Biberach	13/5/98	23/9/02 52 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm. According to an official press release the German Braunvieh dairy cow was culled as cohort animal of case 207
213	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Herzogtum Lauenburg	28/8/95	20/9/02 85 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and died.
212	Rheinland-Pfalz Local district Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	27/2/96	19/9/02 79 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow which had according to the BMVEL been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered.
211	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Wittmund	11/2/96	18/9/02 79 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to information forwarded by the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was killed showing BSE symptoms. The LAVES (State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) of Niedersachsen, however, declares the cow to have been sick or emergency slaughtered.
210	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Unterallgäu	31/7/96	16/9/02 73 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow which had according to the BMVEL been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered.
209	Thüringen Local district Saale-Orla-Kreis	19/12/95	12/9/02 81 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow which had according to the BMVEL been born in the Czech Republic and was culled because of an illness not suggesting BSE.
208	Sachsen-Anhalt Regional district Magdeburg Local district Stendal	8/6/96	10/9/02 75 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow which had - according to information by the BMVEL been born in the Czech Republic and was culled because showing BSE symptoms .
207	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Tübingen Local district Biberach	30/12/97	9/9/02 56 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow which according to the BMVEL had been a dairy cow born on the farm and regularly slaughtered.
206	Bayern Regional district Oberpfalz Local district Cham	18/1/96	5/9/02 80 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a sick or fallen cow which had been tested BSE-positive within the TSE-Monitoring by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (State Office for Health and Food Safety).
205	Hessen Regional district Darmstadt Local district Bergstraße	?/?/96	3/9/02 78 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that had been slaughtered on the 26.08. and turned out BSE-positive in both screening tests carried out on the 27.08.2002.
204	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Donau-Ries	16/9/95	30/8/02 83 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered.
203	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Dithmarschen	23/12/95	29/8/02 80 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and died.
202	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Dithmarschen	5/11/95	29/8/02 82 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered.
201	Brandenburg Local district Dahme-Spreewald	10/4/94	20/8/02 100 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm, while according to a press release it had been born in the local district of Prignitz by a cow of czech origin as far as was stated from her cattle passport. The dairy cow underwent casualty slaughter on the 13th of August because of a disease which at first seemed unrelated to BSE.
200	Niedersachsen Regional district Hannover Local district Holzminden	15/2/96	19/8/02 78 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow that according to BMVEL had been regularly slaughtered in Nordrhein-Westfalen but originated from Niedersachsen. According to information forwarded by the BMVEL the cow had been born on the farm.
199	Bayern Regional district Oberpfalz Local district Regensburg	28/11/97	16/8/02 57 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow that had been tested with a positive result within the frame of the TSE-Monitoring program by the State Office for Health and Food Safety (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit). According to information forwarded by the BMVEL the cow had been born on the farm.
198	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Ostallgäu	1/7/94	16/8/02 97 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow that according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm, was euthanised because of a disease not suggestive for BSE and tested with a BSE positive result within the frame of the TSE-Monitoring programme by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety).
197	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Local district Ludwigslust	7/1/96	15/8/02 79 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to information forwarded by the BMVEL had been born on the farm, died on the 31.07.2002 and the brain sample of which taken in a rendering plant turned out to be BSE-positive in a BSE screening test carried out by the Landesveterinär- und Lebensmitteluntersuchungsamt (State Veterinary and Food Investigation Laboratory).
196	Niedersachsen Regional district Lüneburg Local district Osterholz	10/2/96	9/8/02 78 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE-suspicion which had arisen after a positive result of a BSE screening test in a cow that had given birth to a calf on the 01.08.2002, and - according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm and regularly slaughtered.
195	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Günzburg	17/10/95	6/8/02 82 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow which had been tested with positive result within the frame of the TSE-Monitoring programme by the State Office for Health and Food Safety (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit). According to the BMVEL the cow had been born on the farm and was euthanized because of a disease inconspicious for BSE.
194	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Nordfriesland	17/10/92	5/8/02 118 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a German Simmental cow which according to information forwarded by the BMVEL had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered.
193	Sachsen-Anhalt Regional district Magdeburg Local district Stendal	9/1/96	5/8/02 79 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow that - according to information forwarded by the BMVEL - had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered although it was in a poor general condition with decreasing milking results and hypersensitivity.
192	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Tübingen Local district Biberach	6/4/96	2/8/02 76 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow that had been born in the local district of Ravensburg and was regularly slaughtered.
191	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Stuttgart Local district Ostalbkreis	10/6/95	1/8/02 86 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow that had been in a German Simmental cow kept in suckler herd that had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered.
190	Bayern Regional district Niederbayern Local district Straubing-Bogen	12/12/94	22/7/02 91 months	The German Simmental cow which had been born on the farm was culled because of an illness inconspicious of BSE. It was therefore tested within the TSE monitoring program by the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit) and turned out to be BSE-positive in the screening test. The suspicion was confirmed by the BFAV.
189	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Traunstein	23/2/98	18/7/02 53 months	The German Simmental cow which according to the BMVEL had been born on the farm had died and was accordingly tested within the TSE-monitoring program by the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit). The BSE screening test had a positive result. The BSE suspicion was confirmed by the BFAV.
188	Hessen Regional district Darmstadt Local district Darmstadt-Dieburg	2/12/95	16/7/02 79 months	The dairy cow that had been born on the farm had died on the 08.07.2002 and tested within the frame of the TSE-Monitoring programme by the State Veterinary Laboratory (Staatlichen Untersuchungsamt) in Gießen. The BSE-screening test turned out to be positive on the 11.07.2002. The suspicion was confirmed by the BFAV.
187	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	28/5/96	9/7/02 73 months	The German Simmental cow had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered. The screening test carried out by the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety (Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit) gave a BSE-positive result. The suspicion was confirmed by the BFAV.
186	Niedersachsen Regional district Lüneburg Local district Rotenburg an der Wümme	5/1/96	26/6/02 78 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE-suspicion in a cow born on the same farm and regularly slaughtered which had arisen due to a positive result of the BSE screening test.
185	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Emsland	12/4/96	21/6/02 74 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow that according to information forwarded by the BMVEL had been born on a different farm in the same community and was regularly slaughtered. The LAVES (State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) of Niedersachsen declares the cow has been sick or emergency slaughtered.
184	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Local district Nordwestmecklenburg	11/3/96	18/6/02 75 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow born on the farm and regularly slaughtered in the Lüneburg abattoir.
183	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Stuttgart Local District Ostalbkreis	18/2/98	6/6/02 52 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow which had been born in the local district Hohenlohekreis. The German Simmental dairy cow had been regularly slaughtered.
182	Sachsen Regional district Dresden Local district Sächsische Schweiz	5/4/95	29/5/02 86 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow kept in a suckler herd. The cow that had been born on the farm was unable to rise after having delivered a calf and was euthanised after unsuccessful treatment by a veterinarian. The brain was sampled in a rendering plant and examined by 2 screening tests in the Landesuntersuchungsanstalt für das Gesundheits- und Veterinärwesen (State Health and Veterinary Laboratory), Sachsen in Leipzig. The tests turned out to be BSE-positive on the 24/05/2002.
181	Rheinland-Pfalz Local district Südwestpfalz	1/11/94	22/5/02 91 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in cow that had been born on the farm and tested with a positive result by a BSE screening test following regular slaughter in Baden-Württemberg.
180	Niedersachsen Regional district Braunschweig Local district Helmstedt	7/3/96	17/5/02 74 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion which had arisen due to a positive result of a BSE screening test in a cow that had been born on the farm and regularly slaughtered .
179	Sachsen Regional district Chemnitz Local district Vogtlandkreis	19/11/95	16/5/02 78 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow which had been born on the farm and euthanised because of mastitis and severely damaged joints by a veterinarian in the rendering plant of Chemnitz. The brain sample turned out to be BSE positive in 2 screening tests carried out in the Landesuntersuchungsanstalt Leipzig (State Laboratory Leipzig). (Information forwarded by phone by the Social Ministry of Sachsen)
178	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Osnabrück	4/4/96	15/5/02 73 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion which had arisen from a positive result of a BSE screening test in a cow that had been born on the farm and regularly slaughtered in a cow.
177	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Emsland	24/5/94	24/4/02 95 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion which had arisen from a positive result of a BSE screening test in a cow that had been born on the farm and was culled because of another disease. The cow had delivered a calf in November 2001. The LAVES (State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) of Niedersachsen, however, declares the cow as fallen.
176	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Grafschaft Bentheim	6/3/96	19/4/02 73 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion which had arisen due to a BSE positive result of a screening test in a cow which had been born on the farm and regularly slaughtered.
175	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Bad Töz-Wolfratshausen	9/5/95	18/4/02 83 months	The German Simmental cow which had been born on a different farm in the same local district was regularly slaughtered. A BSE screening test carried out in a private laboratory gave a BSE positive result. The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion.
174	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Weilheim-Schongau	9/9/96	16/4/02 67 months	The German Simmental cow which had been born on the farm showed clinical symptoms and the result of the BSE-screening test carried out in the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (State Office for Health and Food Safety) was positive. The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion.
173	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Oberallgäu	18/6/97	8/4/02 58 months	The German Braunvieh cow which had been born on the farm had died and was tested with positive result for BSE within the frame of the TSE-monitoring program by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (State Office for Health and Food Safety). The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion.
172	Niedersachsen Regional district Braunschweig Local district Osterode am Harz	7/12/95	5/4/02 76 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion which had arisen due to a positive result of a BSE screening test in a cow that had been born on the same farm and regularly slaughtered.
171	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Nordfriesland	1/1/90	25/3/02 147 months	The Black Pied dairy cow which had been born on the farm is said to have been culled because of a different illness and became probably suspect due to a BSE-positive result of a screening test. The BFAV BFAV confirmed the BSE-suspicion.
170	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Unterallgäu	19/11/95	25/3/02 76 months	The German Braunvieh cow which had been born on the farm was regularly slaughtered, but a screening test carried out in the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit gave a positive result for BSE and the BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion.
169	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Ammerland	23/4/96	20/3/02 71 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow which had been born on the farm and was euthanised because of a different illness. The LAVES (State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) of Niedersachsen declares the cow as fallen.
168	Sachsen-Anhalt Regional district Halle Local district Burgenlandkreis	5/2/98	18/3/02 49 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a cow that had died on its farm of birth where a herd of 2718 cattle are kept. Unfortunately the press release reveals only few information of epidemiological interest.
167	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Tübingen Local district Ravensburg	21/7/93	18/3/02 104 months	The cow which had been born in the local district of Ravensburg was a German Braunvieh dairy cow which had died. The BFAV confirmed BSE.
166	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Dithmarschen	24/1/96	11/3/02 73 months	The Red Pied dairy cow which had been born on the farm was sold and regularly slaughtered in the abattoir in Teterow (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, local district Güstrow) on the 07/03/2002. The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion which had probably arisen due to a positive result of a screening test.
165	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen	6/6/95	11/3/02 81 months	The German Simmental cow which had been born on the farm was euthanised because of a different illness and examined within the frame of the TSE-Monitoring by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (State Office for Health and Food Safety). The result of the screening test was BSE-positive. The BFAVBFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion.
164	Rheinland-Pfalz Local district Bitburg-Prüm	19/1/96	9/3/02 74 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a fallen cow which had been born on the farm and tested BSE-positive in a screening test.
163	Niedersachsen Regional district Hannover Local district Nienburg an der Weser	26/3/96	5/3/02 71 months	According to the BFAV a cow which had been born on the farm and euthanised because of BSE-suggesting symptoms tested BSE positive.
162	Bayern Regional district Oberpfalz Local district Amberg-Sulzbach	2/11/95	4/3/02 76 months	The German Simmental cow which had been born on the farm was regularly slaughtered and the results of a BSE screening test carried out in a private laboratory as well as their verification in the BFAV verificationconfirmed the animal to be BSE positive.
161	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Ostallgäu	31/12/95	27/2/02 74 months	The cow which had been born on the farm had died and was therefore examined with a BSE screening test within the frame of the TSE-monitoring by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (State Office for Health and Food Safety). The result of the screening test was positive. The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion.
160	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Weilheim-Schongau	17/7/95	27/2/02 79 months	The German Simmental cow which had been born on the farm was regularly slaughtered. The result of a BSE screening test carried out in a private laboratory was BSE positive. The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion.
159	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Leer	23/2/97	20/2/02 60 months	According to the BFAV a cow which had been born on the farm and had died was BSE positive.
158	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Stuttgart Local district Heidenheim	05/3/96	18/2/02 71 months	The cow that had been born on the farm was a German Simmental dairy cow which had died. The BFAV confirmed BSE.
157	Niedersachsen Regional district Braunschweig Local district Gifhorn	06/2/96	18/2/02 72 months	The cow had been born in Bavaria kept there from the 06.02.1996 until the 01.03.1996. Then it was sold to Niedersachsen where it was kept from the 01.03.1996 to the 04.05.2000 in a farm raising cattle. The cow spent the rest of her life on another farm in Niedersachsen, until she was regularly slaughtered in the abattoir in Paderborn in Nordrhein-Westfalen. The BSE screening test carried out in a State Veterinary Laboratory gave a positive result, which contrary to the usual procedures in NRW was published as suspect case. The BFAV confirmed the suspicion.
156	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Schleswig-Flensburg	23/3/96	15/2/02 71 months	The black pied dairy cow which had apparently been killed because of a different illness had been born on the farm and was suspected as having BSE on the 08.02.2002 probably due to a BSE screening test. The BFAV confirmed the suspicion one week later.
155	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Altötting	13/7/96	13/2/02 67 months	The German Simmental dairy cow which had been born on the farm was regularly slaughtered on the 4th of February 2002 (StMGEV, personal communication) and gave a positive result in a BSE screening test carried out by the Bavarian Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit which the BFAV confirmed.
154	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Rosenheim	15/2/95	13/2/02 84 months	The German Simmental dairy cow which had been born on the farm was euthanized on the 27th of January 2002 after having been recumbent for several days (StMGEV, personal communication) and disposed of in a rendering plant. The brain sample proved to be positive in a BSE screening test carried out in the Bavarian Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit and the BFAV confirmed the result.
153	Bayern Regional district Mittelfranken Local district Erlangen-Höchstadt	8/3/96	11/2/02 71 months	The German Simmental dairy cow which had been born on the farm was euthanatized on the 31st of January 2002 after having been recumbent for several days (StMGEV, personal communication) and disposed of in a rendering plant. The brain sample turned out to be positive in a BSE screening test carried out by the Bavarian Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (State Office for Health and Food Safety). The BFAV confirmed the BSE suspicion.
152	Bayern Regional district Oberfranken Local district Kronach	15/8/93	7/2/02 102 months	On the 26.01.2002 the dairy cow that had been born on the farm (StMGEV, persönliche Kommunikation) and was of the German Simmental breed was euthanised due to calving problems and disposed of in a rendering plant. The brain sample turned out to be BSE-positive in a screening test carried out by the Bavarian Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit. The BFAV confirmed the suspicion.
151	Bayern Regional district Schwaben Local district Günzburg	12/12/96	7/2/02 62 months	On the 04.02.2002 the dairy cow which had been born on the farm (StMGEV, personal communication) of the German Simmental breed was regularly slaughtered. A BSE screening test carried out in a private laboratory in Baden-Württemberg had a positive result. The BFAV confirmed the suspicion.
150	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Weilheim-Schongau	3/11/96	5/2/02 63 months	The cow which had been born on the farm was culled as apparently healthy cohort animal of case 144 and disposed of in a rendering plant. The Bayrische Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety) carried out the BSE screening test which gave a positive result. The BFAV confirmed the suspicion.
149	Niedersachsen Regional district Lüneburg Local district Lüneburg	13/1/96	5/2/02 73 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow which had been slaughtered in Brandenburg and tested positive in a BSE screening test. The cow had been born on a different farm in the regional district of Lüneburg.
148	Niedersachsen Regional district Lüneburg Local district Cuxhaven	6/3/96	31/1/02 71 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow which had tested positive for BSE in a screening test. The cow had been born on the farm and was culled because of a different illness.
147	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Local district Bad Doberan	14/8/96	29/1/02 66 months	The cow which had been born on the farm was regularly slaughtered in Teterow on the 24th of January and tested positive for BSE by a screening test carried out in the Landesveterinär- und Lebensmitteluntersuchungsamt (State Veterinary and Food Laboratory). The BFAV confirmed the suspicion.
146	Sachsen Regional district Dresden Local district Riesa-Großenhain	25/7/97	24/1/02 54 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow that had been born in the local district of Riesa-Großenhain and culled within the frame of the cohort destruction in the wake of case 137.
145	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Dithmarschen	6/5/96	24/1/02 69 months	The German Red Pied dairy cow which had been born on the farm had been regularly slaughtered on the 21st of January 2002 and a screening test for BSE gave a positive result on the 22nd of January 2002. The suspicion was confirmed by the BFAV.
144	Bayern Regional district Oberbayern Local district Weilheim-Schongau	9/12/96	21/1/02 61 months	The cow which had been born on the farm had to be killed because of central nervous symptoms and disposed of in a rendering plant. A BioRad-BSE screening test carried out by the "Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit" (Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety) gave a positive result.The BFAV confirmed the suspicion.
143	Brandenburg Local district Teltow-Fläming	15/6/95	19/1/02 79 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow which had been born on the farm. The Berlin daily paper Tagesspiegel announced that the cow had died on the 9th of January, and even identifies the respective farm.
142	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Leer	30/1/95	18/1/02 84 months	The BFAV diagnosed BSE in a dairy cow which apparently had been born on the farm and was there found dead there.
141	Rheinland-Pfalz Local district Bitburg-Prüm	23/5/96	17/1/02 68 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a fallen cow which had been born on the farm and given a positive result in a screening test for BSE.
140	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Rendsburg-Eckernförde	2/8/95	11/1/02 77 months	The cross-bred cow which had been born on the farm had been regularly slaughtered on the 7th or 8th of January 2002 and a BSE screening test gave a positive result on the 8th of January 2002. The suspicion was confirmed by the BFAV.
139	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Rendsburg-Eckernförde	23/11/95	11/1/02 74 months	The Red Pied dairy cow which had been born on the farm was regularly slaughtered on the 7th or 8th of January 2002, and a screening test for BSE gave a positive result on the 8th of January 2002. The suspicion was confirmed by the BFAV.
138	Rheinland-Pfalz Local district Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	1/4/96	9/1/02 69months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a regularly slaughtered cow which had been born on the farm.
137	Sachsen Regional district Dresden Local district Riesa-Großenhain	9/4/97	9/1/02 57 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE-positive result of a screening test obtained by the Landesuntersuchungsanstalt für das Gesundheits- und Veterinärwesen Sachsen (State Veterinary Laboratory for Health and Veterinary Affairs) on the 4.1.2002 in a cow which had been born on the farm and which was unable to rise after having delivered a calf and therefore killed.
136	Niedersachsen Regional district Weser-Ems Local district Emsland	25/12/96	7/1/02 60 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow which had been born on the farm and regularly slaughtered. Also the LAVES (State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety) of Niedersachsen declares the cow as having been slaughtered as healthy.
135	Schleswig-Holstein Local district Schleswig-Flensburg	4/8/95	5/1/02 77 months	The BFAV confirmed the BSE positive result of a screening test carried out on the 3.1.2002 in a black pied dairy cow which had been born on the farm and was regularly slaughtered on the 2. or 3.1.2002.
134	Baden-Württemberg Regional district Tübingen Local district Ravensburg	23/6/96	3/1/02 66 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a cow which had apparently been born on the farm. The German Braunvieh dairy cow had to be killed because of an illness.
133	Niedersachsen, Regional district Lüneburg Local district Cuxhaven	7/11/95	3/1/02 74 months	The BFAV confirmed BSE in a dairy cow, which had been born on the farm and was found dead.
	Last not confirmed case that was published Bayern regional district Oberbayern	28/9/97	2/1/02	The Simmenthal cow had to be killed as it showed central nervous symptoms and was disposed of in a rendering plant. A BioRad screening test for BSE carried out by the Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety ) gave a negative result (according to information forwarded by phone by the Bavarian crisis management centre). The BSE suspicion which was only based on relatively unspecific symptoms could not be confirmed by an immunohistochemic test and was thus dismissed.
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Descriptions of various breeds of cattle like Fleckvieh (German Simmental), Braunvieh (German Braunvieh) und Schwarzbunte (Black Pied) may be found with the Agrar Information Service (AID).

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