# Are sheep's brains still contained in cattle feed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sheeps-brains-still-contained-in-cattle-feed/725932>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 23, 2015, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sheeps-brains-still-contained-in-cattle-feed/725932 "2015-07-23T06:22:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sheeps-brains-still-contained-in-cattle-feed/725932/1 "2015-07-23T06:22:14Z")

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Hi,

I haven’t been able to verify if sheep’s brains are still contained in cattle feed?  
I look forward to your feedback.  
davidmich

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**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sheeps-brains-still-contained-in-cattle-feed/725932/2 "2015-07-23T06:27:12Z")

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No. Feedstock based on animal protein have been banned for many years.

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**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sheeps-brains-still-contained-in-cattle-feed/725932/3 "2015-07-23T06:33:13Z")

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November 1994 - mammalian meat/bone meal (MBM) was banned from agricultural feedstock.

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**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sheeps-brains-still-contained-in-cattle-feed/725932/4 "2015-07-23T09:09:02Z")

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Thank you si\_blakely. Very helpful.  
davidmich

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sheeps-brains-still-contained-in-cattle-feed/725932/5 "2015-07-23T17:21:13Z")

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The November 1994 ban was in the UK (and there was already a ban on ruminant MBM as of 1988). It was banned for meat animals being shipped between EU countries in July 1994.

It wasn’t banned in the US until June 1997.