Brussels, 16/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Standing Veterinary Committee, gathered Wednesday in Brussels, brought a majority support to the European Commission proposal aiming to extend to all EU bovines above a certain age, the obligatory screening test programme for rapid detection of bovine encephalopathy spongiform (BSE), programme which must enter into force on 1 January 2001 (see EUROPE of 13 & 14 November, p.15 and Wednesday, p.12). The Member State representatives have, as a whole...