 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: Quarantined holstein cows feed at the snow-covered Sunny Dene Ranch in Mabton, in the state of Washington, December, 27, 2003. The ranch is where a cow which tested positive for mad cow disease lived before being slaughtered on December 9, 2003 in Moses Lake, Washington. click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: Cows are separated into different pens at the dairy farm Sunny Dene Ranch Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, in Mabton, Wash. The farm has been quarantined by the state because a cow that came from the farm has been infected with mad cow disease. click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: Tonyette Bables of Washington D.C., shops for beef at the Eastern Market on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003 in Washington, D.C.. Workers at the market say that beef sales have not been affected by the mad cow disease finding in Washington state. click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: Cows graze in the fields and farms outside of Petaluma, California on Dec 27th 2003. With a case of mad cow disease springing up in the U.S., both beef and dairy farmers are concerned about the outbreak of the disease click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: Packaged beef is seen for sale in a refrigerator at Wilson's Blue Ribbon Meats in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania Dec 27th 2003. Authorities announced that they have quarantined the offspring of a cow that tested positive for mad cow disease click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: A South Korean employee of McDonald's put up a notice paper on the shop window in Seoul, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. South Korea on Saturday formally banned imports of U.S. beef and cow parts following confirmation that a Holstein cow in Washington state had mad cow disease. The Korean letters on paper read ' Our beef is safe. We have cooked Australia beef for 10 years.' click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: A staff of South Korean McDonald restaurant serves hamburgers made from Australian beef in Seoul December 28, 2003. South Korea said on Saturday it was putting an official ban on imports of U.S. beef after the discovery of mad cow disease in the United States. click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: Shin Un-Shik, president of South Korea McDonald's carries hamburgers which are made with Australian beef, in Seoul, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. South Korea on Saturday formally banned imports of U.S. beef and cow parts following confirmation that a Holstein cow in Washington state had mad cow disease. The Korean letters on sign 'Australia Beef.' click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: An Indonesian butcher waits for customers at a local market in West Jakarta, December 28, 2003. Indonesia has temporarily banned imports of U.S. cattle product except for diary goods following the discovery of deadly mad cow disease in the United States. Indonesia import most of its beef from Australia, New Zealand and United States. click to open  |
 | U.S. Mad Cow Disease Crisis: Quarantined holstein cows feed at the Sunny Dene Ranch in Mabton, Washington, December, 27, 2003. The United States will take another look at its proposal to reopen the border to some Canadian cattle after finding mad cow disease in Washington state, a U.S. Agriculture Department spokeswoman told Reuters on Saturday. The USDA said it believed the infected Holstein cow was likely one of a herd of 74 dairy cows imported to Idaho from Alberta, Canada, in August 2001. click to open  |