noun
bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; mad cow disease
Veterinary and public health term; commonly referred to as BSE or 狂牛病 in everyday contexts.
See also: 狂牛病
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a neurodegenerative disease of cattle.
日本では2001年に初めて牛海綿状脳症の感染牛が確認された。
In Japan, the first case of BSE-infected cattle was confirmed in 2001.