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'Mad cow' disease is found in goat

The first case of BSE or mad cow disease in animals other than cattle has been discovered after a French goat slaughtered in 2002 tested positive.

The disease was widespread in the 1990s all over Europe. However the number of cattle testing positive for the disease in Ireland in the past number of years has fallen dramatically.

The European Commission is to investigate if this latest incident is isolated.