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Washington County hears detailed briefing after CWD found in captive deer herd; 31% positive in sampled adults
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Texas — County commissioners on Oct. 28 received a detailed briefing from Texas Parks and Wildlife on a chronic wasting disease detection at a captive deer facility and on statewide surveillance.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Texas — County commissioners on Oct. 28 received a detailed briefing from Texas Parks and Wildlife on a chronic wasting disease (CWD) detection at a captive deer breeding facility and on statewide surveillance.
Bobby Eichler, district leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife, told the court the initial live (ante‑mortem) detection at the facility occurred Feb. 8, 2023. Under an agreement reached this year that accepted USDA indemnity funds, the facility owner voluntarily allowed depopulation. "The euthanasia of the deer was completed by 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 5," Eichler said, and staff departed the site in the early hours of Aug. 6 after carcasses were processed and buried on site.
Eichler and regional health specialist Megan Holland described the scope of the depopulation and laboratory results: "A total of 158 adult deer and 63 fawns were collected from the facility. All 158 adults were sampled,"…
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