A white-tailed deer from a breeding farm in Washington County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Wisconsin State Veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw says the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, confirmed the test results. The buck was born on the 15-acre farm in May 2015. It was part of a herd of 58 whitetails, along with 13 elk, according to the owner’s most recent registration. The owner found it dead from injuries apparently sustained in a fight. The deer had previously appeared healthy. The farm has been quarantined, which stops movement of deer off the premises. DATCP’s Animal Health Division will investigate the animal’s history and trace movements of deer onto and off the farm to determine whether other herds may have been exposed to the \CWD-positive deer.
