Miyagiyoda on Nostr: Mad Cow disease is cattle kuru. But cows are herbivores, I hear you say, how would ...

Mad Cow disease is cattle kuru. But cows are herbivores, I hear you say, how would they eat cow brains?
The off-cuts of cows were powdered and added to cow feed to increase their growth rate for better beef yields.

Prions don't get destroyed by standard sterilization methods, because they're an aberrant folding protein.