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State wildlife vet outlines small pilot for mandatory CWD testing in targeted unit
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources staff described a pilot program for mandatory chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing in a targeted unit (Ogden unit), saying the goal is to "start small" and expand if successful; validated tests require samples from dead animals and expansion depends on future funding, largely from USDA grants.
Virginia Stout, the state wildlife veterinarian, described the Division of Wildlife Resources’ plan to pilot mandatory testing for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a single unit, the Ogden unit, and said the program is designed to begin small and scale up if the initial phase succeeds. "So the goal is to start small, and then as the year progresses, we'll assess how successful it was," Stout said, adding expansion would depend on results and funding.
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