BSE scare for Sweden

Sweden's Agriculture Ministry says it's discovered what could be the country's first case of Mad Cow Disease, or BSE.

In a statement, the Ministry said a routine test for the disease on a young milk cow had returned a positive result, although the probability of it being a genuine BSE case was small.

The Agriculture Minister, Margareta Winberg, said all meat from the farm the animal came from had been withdrawn.

She said until a conclusive result was available, full precautions were being taken.

The BSE test will be repeated in a British laboratory in two weeks time. Sweden -- together with Finland and Austria -- have less rigorous testing than other European Union countries because of their clean track record on BSE.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service