Chronic Wasting Disease -- United States
A deer killed at Apple Creek Game Farm in Gillett has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) says.
The 18-month-old doe was born on the premises, DATCP says. The agency's rules require testing of farm-raised deer and elk when they die, go to slaughter or are killed.
CWD attacks the brains of deer, causing the animals to grow thin, act strangely and eventually die.
DATCP plans to look at animal movement
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