MADISON – With the help of three grants from the Department of Defense (DOD), researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will delve deeper into a molecular and environmental understanding of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The research will investigate genetic variations of the disease among deer, the transmission of CWD to Read more
MADISON – Tests on the last of an elk herd destroyed in Manitowoc County found no further chronic wasting disease, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced today. Testing at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, detected no CWD among 83 animals killed May 20 Read more
MADISON — The second half of a Manitowoc County elk herd exposed to chronic wasting disease was killed for testing Tuesday, May 20, agriculture officials announced. About 90 elk from Eugene Sperber’s 180-head herd were put down beginning about 8 a.m. The first 93 elk from the herd were killed Read more
MADISON — Six fawns in the area of south central Wisconsin where chronic wasting disease has been found in white-tailed deer have tested positive for the disease, according to Department of Natural Resources wildlife health officials. These are the youngest wild white-tailed deer detected with chronic wasting disease (CWD) to Read more
MADISON — Half of a Manitowoc County elk herd exposed to chronic wasting disease was killed for testing Tuesday, May 6, agriculture officials announced. About 90 elk from Eugene Sperber’s 180-head herd were put down beginning at about 8 a.m. The remainder of the herd will be destroyed when storage Read more
State wraps up intensive testing of 41,000 wild whitetails in Wisconsin Wrapping up the most extensive testing of deer in U.S. history, Wisconsin officials concluded Friday that chronic wasting disease does not appear to have spread beyond a region west of Madison. Results from more than 41,000 white-tailed deer have Read more
MADISON, Wis. – Feeding of deer will be legal from May 1, 2003 until a new permanent rule, enacted by the Natural Resources Board last week banning the practices of baiting and feeding deer, is effective. That rule should go into effect about September 1, 2003. An emergency rule, banning Read more
Staving off the pressures of politicians and citizens, the state Natural Resources Board voted last week in the interest of animal health. But in doing so, the board gave the Department of Natural Resources more work and a tougher challenge as it tries to stop the spread of chronic wasting Read more
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved a set of rules on Wednesday that are intended to eradicate Chronic Wasting Disease and control its spread in Wisconsin’s white-tailed deer herd. The rules establish a new intensive harvest and herd reduction zone, set seasons and regulations for these zones, provide guidelines for Read more
MADISON – Dashing hopes that some Wisconsin deer may harbor genetic resistance to chronic wasting disease, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests that virtually all deer are prone to the fatal disease. The new study, which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Wildlife Disease, underscores the seriousness Read more