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kayell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-05-04 01:38 PM
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3. It appears to be at least theoretically possible
http://www.doh.gov.uk/cjd/press/pr140900.htm
This article briefly references a study on transmission by whole blood transfusion in sheep. Since prions are not damaged by heat or drying, there is no reason to think that cattle blood as a food for cattle is safe, and much reason to suspect that it is not.

http://tse-ip.org/article-infectivity-blood-mice.html
Similar results in mice.
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