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06-01-2010, 01:32 PM
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May 2010 CWD found in Sask Elk farm
http://www.newstalk650.com/story/20100513/33708
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Sask Elk Herd Under Quarantine
Chronic Wasting Disease found near Battlefords
By Benson McCulloch
Posted May 13, 2010 - 10:40am
An Elk Herd near the Battlefords is under quarantine due to an outbreak of chronic wasting disease.
Dr. Alex McIsaac, a disease control specialist with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says an investigation is underway to determine which animals came in contact with the infected elk.
"Which animals on this farm were in contact? We identify them. Then we sit down with the producer and talk about compensation for the animals that will have to be destroyed," McIsaac said.
McIsaac says the "large" herd is likely more than 200 animals strong. He doesn't know an exact number because the herd is "kept in a more natural setting" and many of the animals are still in the trees and bushes.
The case of Chronic Wasting Disease was confirmed on April 16th. Results of the investigation are expected to be known in two to three weeks.
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My guess is that this is a "Harvest Preserve".
They don't even know how many elk are in the herd!
Anyone know more about this case?
Which farm or preseve is involved?
Is Alberta allowing the import/export transfer of captive elk at this time?
I'm just ****ed, don't know what to say.... 
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06-01-2010, 08:25 PM
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Why should we compensate someone for having an infected animal?Someone has a wild animal,the likely result is the disease being spread to wild animals,and we are supposed to compensate them for causing a potential outbreak of CWD?This makes no sense at all.
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06-01-2010, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Why should we compensate someone for having an infected animal?Someone has a wild animal,the likely result is the disease being spread to wild animals,and we are supposed to compensate them for causing a potential outbreak of CWD?This makes no sense at all.
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Maybe he had a healthy herd, and the elk in question caught the CWD from a Wild Deer... 
" Causing A Potential Outbreak Of CWD "... There HAS been an outbreak for years (Remenber the news.., The Culls)...
If it were another deer found in the wild it would be nothing new here, but throw an Evil Game Farm in the mix and... 
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06-01-2010, 09:48 PM
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Old news.
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06-01-2010, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by surhuntsalot
Maybe he had a healthy herd, and the elk in question caught the CWD from a Wild Deer...
" Causing A Potential Outbreak Of CWD "... There HAS been an outbreak for years (Remenber the news.., The Culls)...
If it were another deer found in the wild it would be nothing new here, but throw an Evil Game Farm in the mix and... |
This opinion is simply so full of holes its astonishing you are educated enough to spell words, AND form simple sentances... Good for you! 
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06-01-2010, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by packhuntr
This opinion is simply so full of holes its astonishing you are educated enough to spell words, AND form simple sentances... Good for you! |
Hey ... someone has to play devils advocate, and yes, being able to read, write, as well as spell does help...
Now here's the thought...
Many outdorrsmen are against "Gamefarms", because it is possible for "Wild GAME" to contract CWD from Penned domestic animals. Now for this to be possible, one would have to admit the possibillity of the reverse happening as well. After all, there is now CWD in the wild, and if contact can be made from infected penned animals to infect wild ones, then the posibillitly has to exist where an infected Wild animal, could make the contact required to infect a healthy Penned animal...
Sucks, but true..... Unless you can dispell that theory
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06-01-2010, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by surhuntsalot
Hey ... someone has to play devils advocate, and yes, being able to read, write, as well as spell does help...
Now here's the thought...
Many outdorrsmen are against "Gamefarms", because it is possible for "Wild GAME" to contract CWD from Penned domestic animals. Now for this to be possible, one would have to admit the possibillity of the reverse happening as well. After all, there is now CWD in the wild, and if contact can be made from infected penned animals to infect wild ones, then the posibillitly has to exist where an infected Wild animal, could make the contact required to infect a healthy Penned animal...
Sucks, but true..... Unless you can dispell that theory
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All the more reason to get rid of the "game farms" then right ?
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06-01-2010, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by surhuntsalot
Hey ... someone has to play devils advocate, and yes, being able to read, write, as well as spell does help...
Now here's the thought...
Many outdorrsmen are against "Gamefarms", because it is possible for "Wild GAME" to contract CWD from Penned domestic animals. Now for this to be possible, one would have to admit the possibillity of the reverse happening as well. After all, there is now CWD in the wild, and if contact can be made from infected penned animals to infect wild ones, then the posibillitly has to exist where an infected Wild animal, could make the contact required to infect a healthy Penned animal...
Sucks, but true..... Unless you can dispell that theory
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i love that theory. shut down game farms immediately as we have all been told how density is the be all end all for transmission and nowhere is density higher than game farms.
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06-04-2010, 02:16 PM
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The U of S has developed a new vaccine for CWD and are about to test it. If it works and is econimcal I would assume CWD in captive herds could be eliminated and the only cases would be in the wild.
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/health...958/story.html
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06-05-2010, 06:51 AM
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Many outdorrsmen are against "Gamefarms", because it is possible for "Wild GAME" to contract CWD from Penned domestic animals. Now for this to be possible, one would have to admit the possibillity of the reverse happening as well. After all, there is now CWD in the wild, and if contact can be made from infected penned animals to infect wild ones, then the posibillitly has to exist where an infected Wild animal, could make the contact required to infect a healthy Penned animal...
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When the bottom fell out of the elk market several game ranchers in out area had there elk "ESCAPE". As there were no way to test for CWD no one will ever know if they were infected and are spreading to an area that did not have CWD. If you can identify these tagged animals they can be shot at any time. The problem with that is a lot of these ear tagged animals had "lost there tags when they escaped".
Yes, the reverse could be true as well. When a game rancher in our area has a problem with wild elk coming to the fence and trying to get in and fighting through the fence,they come in contact with domestic elk. The rancher is allowed to solve the problem by shooting the wild animal.
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