I believe that I read somewhere that this had also been tried in Colorado,
and that test included sheep as well, with the same results. If I remember
correctly, their test included both infected deer & elk that were penned
with a mix of domestic animals including bison - but I am not sure about the
bison. CWD did not transfer to any of the other animals.
Every report that I have read indicates the same thing - that nothing other
than deer & elk can get this disease. Most of the hype over CWD appears to
be a lot of CYB (cover your backside) by government agencies that are more
concerned about their power and prestige than anything else. I am just glad
that I am not one of the many elk farmers in this state. Many of those
herds have been destroyed - probably many of then needlessly - because of
the heavy hand of our DNR.
Just my slant on things,
Bill Wetherington
Red Lantern Farm
Monticello WI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gneisers" <bonniedave@dotnet.com>
To: <graze-l@witt.ac.nz>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Graze-l] High Tensil Wlre
> >Dave
> >
> >Not a remote risk. In NZ the wild deer (and wild pigs) have TB which
> >gets spread back to farmed cattle and deer either directly or via
> >stoats, possums, etc. Has made the eradication of bovine TB an
> >impossibility and even the control measures are costing farmers large
> >sums.
> >
> >Regards Dick
> >
> Granted, TB can be spread and my next door state of Michigan has had their
> problems with this challenge.
>
> Here in WI, the focus of concern is Chronic Wasting Disease, fortunately
so
> far found in the wild deer in a relatively small area west of Madison.
> Statewide tests last year during deer hunting found no incidents outside
> that area.
>
>
> A study in Iowa tried to get cattle infected from an infected deer source
> to see if it would cross species. CWD didn't cross from deer to cattle in
> that study.
>
> Dave G.
>
>
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