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ORIGINS OF FETAL BOVINE SERUM

With breakouts of viral diseases in animals becoming prevalent around the world, it has become 
more important than ever to know the source of the sera and the risk levels of that Country. The 
SSC have researched many countries and listed them with a Geographical BSE Rating (GBR). 
See tabulation below for definitions:

GBR Status

Presence of one or more cattle clinically or
pre-clinically infected with the BSE
agent in a region or Country

I

II

III

IV

Highly Unlikely

Unlikely but not excluded

Likely but not confirmed or confirmed at a low level

Confirmed at a higher level

To interpret the above table, the "cleanest" areas are those tha have a GBR I rating.

MAIN ORIGINS OF TODAYS FBS SUPPLIES AND THEIR GBR STATUS

Australia         
Canada         
Costa Rica  
Denmark    
France    
Mexico    
New Zealand   
South America 
USA

	I
	III
	II
	III
	III
	III
	I
	I	    (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)
	III

All information regarding the Geographical BSE status has been taken from the European Commissions Scientific Steering Committee reports from the following websites and was correct information at the time of print.

Reports

EFSA Press Release