MADISON, Wis. – A legislative committee voted unanimously Thursday to continue allowing state agricultural officials to regulate deer and elk farms as part of the state’s battle against chronic wasting disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also announced Thursday it would allow some experimental test kits to be used in Read more
This year hunting tips from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will include not only the typical “Be sure of your target and beyond,” but also, tips on proper disposal of deer and elk carcasses, especially in Chronic Wasting Disease Areas. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a rare disease affecting Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, August 30, 2002 Chronic Wasting Disease found in a farmed elk from Aitkin County. Case marks the first time this disease has been detected in Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Board of Animal Health today announced that a single animal from an Aitkin County Read more
California hunters who plan to hunt deer and elk out-of-state are being asked to follow some safety guidelines to minimize the chance of spreading chronic wasting disease (CWD) to California elk and deer herds. The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is asking hunters to remove all nervous tissue Read more
Hoping to slow the spread of bovine tuberculosis and chronic wasting disease (CWD), Manitoba Conservation has broadened its existing bans on baiting cervids (deer, elk, moose, caribou) for the purpose of hunting. It’s already illegal to bait cervids for hunting, and to hunt near crops left in fields to lure Read more
Position: Official diagnosis of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) should be performed exclusively by Federal and State regulatory agency laboratories. Background: In the late 1960s, a clinical syndrome seen in captive mule deer came to be known as “chronic wasting disease” (CWD). This syndrome was identified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy Read more
Edmonton — The Alberta government has instituted mandatory testing for chronic wasting disease in elk and deer on farms. Dr. Gerald Ollis, a veterinarian with Alberta Agriculture, said about 80 per cent of producers have participated in a voluntary testing program since 1996. “But the 20 per cent that wasn’t Read more
The detection of CWD in deer in an area of southwestern Wisconsin has focused a great deal attention on this disease, and raised questions about the potential human health risks associated with Wisconsin venison. Hunters want to know if there is a health risk from consuming venison. Meat processors want Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has banned the importation of live deer and elk in an effort to prevent the state’s wild and captive herds from becoming infected with fatal chronic wasting disease. The ban, which begins tomorrow and will remain in effect indefinitely, will affect nearly 700 deer propagators and Read more
Springfield– The Department of Natural Resources today filed an emergency rule to limit the importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk, to restrict the importation of live animals and to ban the feeding of wild deer. “Animals with chronic wasting disease have been found within 40 miles of Illinois’ northern border. Read more