In the United Kingdom, one form of TSE, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is believed to be linked to cattle feed containing rendered protein by-products from sheep and goats infected with scrapie, a disease related to BSE.
BSE is believed to come from cattle feed from infected proteins.
The Latin for true image has given us the name Veronica, and since the woman's name is unknown she is revered as St. Veronica.