AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a Kaufman County deer breeding facility. This is the first CWD detection in a deer breeding facility in the county. Two white-tailed deer – a 20-month-old male and an eight-month-old female — tested positive through ante-mortem testing conducted to meet CWD surveillance requirements prior to transferring deer from the registered deer breeding facility. Texas A&M Veterinary […]
