From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBSEBSE /ˌbiː es ˈiː/ noun [uncountable] MIHBA (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) a serious brain disease that affects cows SYN mad cow disease
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BSE• The developer wants to deal only with animal carcasses, such as those affected by BSE.• The outbreak will impose further hardships on an industry badly hit by BSE in cattle and plummeting livestock prices.• However BSE manage to bridge such obstacles with style, ease and flair.• In a few years the number of BSE infected cattle is expected to drastically fall.• He says BSE is a worry, though there are few cases relative to herd sizes.• Far from the BSE scourge easing, exactly the contrary is happening.Origin BSE (1900-2000) bovine spongiform encephalopathy 