Apparently there was positive CWD tests at a couple of huge breeding facilities which are connected to many more breeding facilities and release sites. Not good.
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the good thing is that we have a firm grasp on exactly how many deer die of CWD on ranches that don't have breeding facilities, so we have a laser accurate comparison..... -
Nope. We don’t have a good grasp of positives in the wild. However, we absolutely do know that breeding facilities greatly exacerbate the spread of CWD.Originally posted by kyle1974 View Post
Word is there will be expanded testing zones as well with this outbreak.Comment
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I'm gonna get some popcorn, this thread smells ripe for a show!
^this crap is super annoying when you get caught in a window after they close the test station at 7 freaking PM and you have to go home after an evening hunt.Originally posted by sectxag06 View PostComment
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Originally posted by sectxag06 View Post
We have essentially zero data on non breeding facility deer, but we “know” deer from breeding facilities are worse. How can that work when there is practically zero data outside of breeding facilities?
This isn’t about CWD, it’s about the big money in deer hunting shutting down deer breeding in texas.
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Sure was a ton of deer tested in Val Verde county at the new Del Rio station last year, dunno what that equates to in the grand scheme of things but it ain't zero.Originally posted by kyle1974 View PostComment
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"This isn’t about CWD, it’s about the big money in deer hunting shutting down deer breeding in Texas."
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Some conspiracy theories never die.......
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The Safeguard Complex in ND is part of the Illuminati
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They are releasing captive deer into the wild somewhere? That seems like a really bad idea.Originally posted by sectxag06 View PostComment
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No I think release sites means ranches where they aren’t just breeding but let them out on the wider pastures. But not 100% sure. At least, I would doubt most of these places are intentionally releasing deer on low fence areas.Originally posted by Ag 89 View Post
I don’t know much more than what I posted. But I know the press release is coming. This is not an insignificant deal.Comment
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Any idea when the release is scheduled?Comment
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My buck was tested in Jones County when I brought him in opening day. Had a nice long talk with the Game Warden and then filled out a few surveys and gave him a general location of where I shot it. It was interesting to see the technology they are using to try and track deer harvests state wide.Comment
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213 confirmed cwd Texas, 148 were connected to deer breeder and release sites
true statement. out of 213 confirmed cwd positives to date in Texas,Originally posted by sectxag06 View Post
148 were connected to deer breeding facilities and release sites. i got word yesterday that;
''We do indeed have CWD suspect positive results for a couple of deer breeding facilities, but we won’t put out a news release on this until we receive confirmation from NVSL in Ames.''
this is another terrible example of just how bad it is, and worse it's going to get. they haven't a handle on squat...
TEXAS BREEDER DEER ESCAPEE WITH CWD IN THE WILD, or so the genetics would show?
OH NO, please tell me i heard this wrong, a potential Texas captive escapee with cwd in the wild, in an area with positive captive cwd herd?
apparently, no ID though. tell me it ain't so please...
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''Free Ranging Deer, Dr. Deyoung looked at Genetics of this free ranging deer and what he found was, that the genetics on this deer were more similar to captive deer, than the free ranging population, but he did not see a significant connection to any one captive facility that he analyzed, so we believe, Ahhhhhh, this animal had some captive ahhh, whatnot.''
TEXAS CWD STRAIN
77. Assessing chronic wasting disease strain differences in free-ranging cervids across the United States
Kaitlyn M. Wagnera, Caitlin Ott-Connb, Kelly Strakab, Bob Dittmarc, Jasmine Battend, Robyn Piercea, Mercedes Hennessya, Elizabeth Gordona, Brett Israela, Jenn Ballarde and Mark D Zabela
aPrion Research Center at Colorado State University; bMichigan Department of Natural Resources; cTexas Parks and Wildlife Department; dMissouri Department of Conservation, 5. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission CONTACT Kaitlyn M. Wagner miedkait@rams.colostate.edu
ABSTRACT
Background/Introduction: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an invariably fatal prion disease affecting captive and free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, moose, elk, and reindeer. Since the initial description of the disease in the 1960’s, CWD has spread to 23 states, 3 Canadian Provinces, South Korea, Norway and, most recently, Finland. While some outbreaks of CWD were caused by transport of infected animals from endemic regions, the origin of CWD in other epizootics is unclear and has not been characterized. Previous studies have shown that there are two distinct strains of CWD. However, the continuous spread and the unclear origin of several outbreaks warrant continued surveillance and further characterization of strain diversity.
Materials and Methods: To address these knowledge gaps, we used biochemical tests to assess strain differences between CWD outbreaks in Michigan, Texas, Missouri, and Colorado, USA. Brain or lymph node samples were homogenized and digested in 50 µg/mL proteinase K (PK). These samples were then run on a Western blot to assess glycoform ratio and electrophoretic mobility. Texas samples were digested in 100 µg/mL PK. To assess conformational stability, brain or lymph node homogenates were incubated in increasing concentrations of guanidine hydrochloride from 0 M to 4 M in 0.5 M increments. Samples were then precipitated in methanol overnight, washed and PK digested in 50 µg/mL PK before slot blotting.
Results: Our results have found significant differences in glycoform ratio between CWD from Michigan and Colorado, but no differences were observed in conformational stability assays. Interestingly, when testing our CWD isolates from Texas to analyse electrophoretic mobility and glycoform ratio, we found that these samples did not exhibit the characteristic band shift when treated with PK, but PK resistant material remained. Additionally, results from our conformational stability assay demonstrate a unique profile of these Texas isolates. Testing of samples from Missouri is currently underway.
Conclusions: Thus far, our data indicate that there are strain differences between CWD circulating in Michigan and CWD in Colorado and provide important insight into CWD strain differences between two non-contiguous outbreaks. We have also identified a unique strain of CWD in Texas with biochemical strain properties not seen in any of our other CWD isolates. These results highlight the importance of continued surveillance to better understand this devastating disease. These results have important implications for CWD emergence, evolution and our understanding of prion strain heterogeneity on the landscape.
SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019
Chronic Wasting Disease TSE Prion Strains everything in Texas is bigger, better, and badder The disease devastating deer herds may also threaten human health
Scientists are exploring the origins of chronic wasting disease before it becomes truly catastrophic. Rae Ellen Bichell
Image credit: David Parsons/Istock
April 8, 2019
Wagner and Zabel have suggested a possible answer: Perhaps, they say, there is not just one chronic wasting disease, but rather a bunch of different strains of it. And those different strains could be emerging at different times across the globe.
One day in late February, in their laboratory in Fort Collins, Colorado, Wagner and Zabel compared the prions from the brains of CWD-infected deer in Texas with those of elk in Colorado. They want to know if the proteins were all mangled in the same way, or not. “If they are different, this would suggest that we have different strain properties, which is evidence as we're building our case that we might have multiple strains of CWD circulating in the U.S.,” says Wagner.
Step one is to see if they’re equally easy to destroy using a chemical called guanidine. The shape of a prion dictates everything, including the way it interacts with an animal’s cells and the ease with which chemicals can unfold it.
“Moment of truth,” said Wagner, as she and Zabel huddled around a computer, waiting for results to come through. When they did, Zabel was surprised.
“Wow,” he said. “Unlike anything we've seen before.”
The prions from the Texas deer were a lot harder to destroy than the ones from the Colorado elk. In fact, the guanidine barely damaged them at all. “We’ve never seen that before in any prion strain, which means that it has a completely different structure than we've ever seen before,” says Zabel. And that suggests that it might be a very different kind of chronic wasting disease. The researchers ran the same test on another Texas deer, with the same results.
Now, these are only the preliminary results from a few animals. Wagner and Zabel have a lot more experiments to do. But if future tests come to the same conclusion, it would support their hypothesis that there are multiple strains of chronic wasting disease out there, all with different origins. That, in turn, could mean that this disease will become even trickier to manage than it already is.
And, Zabel adds, there’s something else. “If it's still evolving, it may still evolve into a form that could potentially, eventually affect humans,” he says.
Zabel is not the only one worried about that possibility.
OSTERHOLM, THE EPIDEMIOLOGIST from Minnesota, is also concerned. He directs the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, and is serving a one-year stint as a “Science Envoy for Health Security” with the U.S. State Department. In February, he told Minnesota lawmakers that when it comes to chronic wasting disease, we are playing with fire. “You are going to hear from people that this is not going to be a problem other than a game farm issue. You're going to hear from people that it's not going to transmit to people, and I hope they're right, but I wouldn't bet on it,” he said. “And if we lose this one and haven’t done all we can do, we will pay a price.”
If that wasn’t warning enough, he added: “Just remember what happened in England.”
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From: Terry Singeltary <flounder9@verizon.net>
To: Terry Singeltary <flounder9@verizon.net>
Sent: Thu, Feb 25, 2021 2:14 pm
Subject: Texas AN ACT Sec. 43.370. relating to a deer breeding facility
affected by chronic wasting disease H.B. 432
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THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
Texas CWD suspect positive results for a couple of deer breeding facilities
TUESDAY, MARCH 02, 2021
Texas Confirms CWD TSE Prion in 213 white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk to date, 148 connected to deer breeding facilities and release sites
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