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Division outlines mandatory CWD testing pilot in Ogden unit to improve surveillance
Summary
Division staff proposed starting mandatory Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing in the Ogden mule deer unit as a small pilot to increase sample sizes and better estimate disease prevalence; the presentation covered costs, logistics, sample weighting and outreach plans.
Ginger, a Division of Wildlife Resources presenter, told the Southern Region RAC that the division plans to start a mandatory CWD testing pilot in the Ogden deer unit to improve surveillance and prevalence estimates. “CWD has been in Utah for a pretty long time, but we’ve always struggled with getting the right sample sizes that we need,” she said, outlining the goal of a 300-point weighted sampling target per unit and why voluntary collection has fallen short.
The division said the 300 target is a weighted score — not simply 300 tests — that assigns higher points to suspect animals,…
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