CWD found in NY white-tailed deer

[Deb]

"The first positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in New York State has been confirmed in a white-tailed doe from a captive herd in Oneida County. CWD is a transmissible disease that affects the brain and central nervous system of deer and elk." .....

"The animal that tested positive for CWD was a six-year old white-tailed doe that was slaughtered from a captive herd in Oneida County as part of the State’s mandatory CWD surveillance and testing protocols. Preliminary tests performed at the New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Cornell University determined the presumptive positive, which was confirmed late yesterday by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has officially quarantined the index herd in which the positive deer was found, and will depopulate and test all deer on the premises. Other herds associated with the index herd have also been quarantined and an investigation has been initiated to find and test any susceptible deer that came into contact with the index herd and to assess the health and environmental risks associated with such establishments. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will conduct intensive monitoring of the wild deer population surrounding the index herd to ensure CWD has not spread to wild deer."

http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AD/release.asp?ReleaseID=1420

Sad news for our wild deer population today. I suppose it is only a matter of time now.

[opihimoimoi]

1. What about CDS Chronic Dufus Syndrome? Shouldn't America

demand we research that too???

[madrchsod]

2. deb you can thank the

well connected big game farms for introducing this to the wild deer herds across the usa. tommy thompson, when he was wisconsins governor, did nothing for several years about this problem in southern wisconsin..why? he was protecting the big game hunting club/farms in wisconsin . big game ranchers answer to no one but profits. they could care less about the animals they raise and how they infect the native animal population. the farm that raised the infected animals in the wisconsin case shipped infected animals across the united states and never told anyone there may be a problem...

[leveymg]

3. Deer with WMD? Are they Iranian or Iraqi?

Now we know where Saddam's been hiding them. Send in the Marines.

:nuke:

[htuttle]

4. WI based site about CWD

http://www.maddeer.org

It has more information on this than you can absorb in a single reading. Worth a visit if you hunt or eat venison.

Test your deer before you eat them!

[Deb]

5. thanks for the link

It's surprising how many people rely on venison to keep food bills down. The food banks and jails have taken it too.