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Two more deer test positive for chronic wasting disease #5859185 08/02/15 03:29 AM
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State officials said Saturday that two additional deer from a captive herd in Medina County tested positive for a contagious, degenerative neurological disease, a discovery that could lead to the annihilation of an entire herd of deer.

Two preliminary tests came back positive for chronic wasting disease, but confirmation will have to wait until samples are tested by the diagnostic laboratory in Ames, Iowa, officials said. Results could be available by the middle of next week, said Josh Havens, spokesman for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
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Word is they were very relieved it was not more.


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yes, results came back yesterday afternoon. TAHC expected more and are somewhat happy with the outcome. Who knows how TPWD feel. Fortunately when all is said and done, they will have nothing to say about the matter.

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Originally Posted By: Nogalus Prairie
Word is they were very relieved it was not more.


Word is actually not word its reality, one is the original deers twin and half brother.

They have an interesting hypothesis forming very quickly.

One that if is correct is going to fix a lot of misconceptions



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They'll need more help than they've got in research to prove that hypothesis...especially since it
requires the mapping of multi-species chromosomes. Until then, wonder if they'll can straw shipments.

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Originally Posted By: rifleman
They'll need more help than they've got in research to prove that hypothesis...especially since it
requires the mapping of multi-species chromosomes. Until then, wonder if they'll can straw shipments.


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DNA Solutions is already involved from what I have heard. whistle


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They don't need a paternity test. grin

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From what I have heard every deer in those Medina County pens was DNA'd as a fawn every year. Also heard they were already looking at the genetics angle within a day or so of the first positive DNA test. Some pretty smart people on both sides of this ordeal. Just hope that they can find a way to work together to find the true source and put a stop to that first. Killing 1000's of deer won't be the answer since when CWD appears again (and it will in some non-related area) the sky will just fall again. I will say that the strongest deer will survive this over time, if given the chance.


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Originally Posted By: stxranchman
From what I have heard every deer in those Medina County pens was DNA'd as a fawn every year. Also heard they were already looking at the genetics angle within a day or so of the first positive DNA test. Some pretty smart people on both sides of this ordeal. Just hope that they can find a way to work together to find the true source and put a stop to that first. Killing 1000's of deer won't be the answer since when CWD appears again (and it will in some non-related area) the sky will just fall again. I will say that the strongest ruminant will survive this over time, if given the chance.


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I am not including Elk in Texas in that bolt


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I don't like the pens.

But I am not wishing for Texas to become the CWD capital of North America either. If that's what it takes to get rid of them it's too high a price to pay. I pray it never comes to that.


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Originally Posted By: stxranchman
From what I have heard every deer in those Medina County pens was DNA'd as a fawn every year. Also heard they were already looking at the genetics angle within a day or so of the first positive DNA test. Some pretty smart people on both sides of this ordeal. Just hope that they can find a way to work together to find the true source and put a stop to that first. Killing 1000's of deer won't be the answer since when CWD appears again (and it will in some non-related area) the sky will just fall again. I will say that the strongest deer will survive this over time, if given the chance.


My concern is the amount of time it'll take. They've been working on genotyping humans for decades and still working out kinks. The Icelanders (deCode) have a knock-out method that would be interesting if they can figure out where the abnormalities are.

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There will be nothing going away I'm sure


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Originally Posted By: stxranchman
I am not including Elk in Texas in that bolt


Suprise. Suprise....image that.. roflmao


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Originally Posted By: stxranchman
I am not including Elk in Texas in that bolt


I want them to mutate it and shorten incubation down to 3 months 3 weeks and 2 days....after finding some way to immunize domesticated ones..... whistle

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