CWD Program HSUS

Effective June 2, 2013



Appendix 2: Scrapie Disinfection Guidelines



The following suggested procedures do not guarantee total and complete disinfection and inactivation of the infectious agent. Nonetheless, current information regarding the efficiency of following these disinfection procedures under laboratory conditions suggests these procedures will reduce infectivity in the environment. Until more specific information is available, good sanitary practices are recommended following each lambing. The following methods below should be applied to lambing areas where infected or exposed animals have lambed.



Pastures



1. If practical, till soil under or do not use area to graze susceptible animals.



2. If this is impractical, do not use the pasture until the animal waste has decomposed and the weather has had an opportunity to dilute any infectivity.



Drylots



1. Remove the manure and bedding and, when practical, the top 1 to 2 inches of soil to reduce contamination.



2. Bury or till under the removed material; or, compost the removed material in areas not accessed by domestic or wild ruminants until it can be buried or tilled under.



Earth Surfaces Inside Structures or Used for Confined Lambing Pens



1. Remove the organic material and, when practical, the top 1 to 2 inches of soil to reduce contamination.



2. Bury or till under the removed material; or, compost the removed material in areas not accessed by domestic or wild ruminants until it can be buried or tilled under.



Non-earth Surfaces



(These include cement, wood, metal, tools, equipment, instruments, feed, hay, bedding, and other materials.)



1. Remove all organic material. Bury, incinerate, or compost the removed material in areas not accessed by domestic or wild ruminants and then till under, bury or incinerate.



2. When practical for other items bury or incinerate by high-temperature incineration methods.



3. Clean and wash surfaces and remaining items using hot water and detergent. Allow all surfaces, tools, and equipment to dry completely before disinfecting and sanitizing using the following suggested methods. a. Autoclave instruments, small tools, and other items at 277 °F for 1 hour. This method is more effective when preceded by the treatment described in b or c below.



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b. To clean dry surfaces, apply a 2 percent available chlorine solution1 (equivalent to about 20,000 p/m; available chlorine: 50 ounces. [6-1/4 cups] bleach to enough water (78 ounces. or 9 . cups) to give 1 gallon of solution) at room temperature (at least 65 °F) for 1hour. Note: Bleach is caustic and can be hazardous if swallowed, gets in the eyes, is breathed in, or is left on the skin. Further, care must be taken to prevent contamination of water from run off and to comply with any environmental regulations for use of this product. Read the material safety data sheet prior to use and use appropriate personal protective equipment or hire trained personnel to do the work.



c. To clean dry surfaces, apply 1-molar solution of sodium hydroxide1 (approximately 4-percent solution [5 ounces sodium hydroxide dissolved in l gallon water]) at room temperature (at least 65 °F) for at least 1 hour. Synonyms for sodium hydroxide are caustic soda, soda lye, and sodium hydrate. Note: Sodium hydroxide is caustic and can be hazardous if swallowed, gets in the eyes, is breathed in, or is left on the skin. Further, care must be taken to prevent contamination of water from run off and to comply with any environmental regulations for use of this product. Read the material safety data sheet prior to use and use appropriate personal protective equipment or hire trained personnel to do the work.



1 40 CFR § 152 declares prions a pest under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Accordingly, only products registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) specifically for the reduction of prion infectivity can be used at these sites. Currently there are no EPA registered products available; EPA has therefore granted APHIS an exemption for the use of chlorine and sodium hydroxide for use in its prion control and eradication programs. The instructions above conform to those on the exemption labels.



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Tim. Obviously you have been terribly misinformed by your peers. We have NEVER signed a herd plan. We simply signed an "agreement" with the Iowa DNR to be allowed to hunt the animals already present in the preserve and purchase the rest of the animals needed to fulfill our hunts. That "agreement" ended January 31, 2013, when all the animals were destroyed. There was no language to require us to maintain an 8 ft fence for five years. We had legal representation to make sure we were covered.



As for the bottle fed part, I can post the page I handed out. The buck was being fed a carrot. Yes, he was bottle fed and it was explained to everyone that I shared the photo with that while this is not common practice for producers, it happens occasionally that we bottle feed bucks simply to save their life due to extenuating circumstance during fawning. I never shared the part of how long he was in the preserve, as it really didn't matter how long. Exposed is exposed.



As a US Senator put it: Three million is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. I hope the industry does get that money, but there are still no guarantees they will get it this year or any year thereafter. The farm bill has not passed. As we all know, compensation is nothing more than pennies on the dollar already spent.



My point is and always has been that this industry is faced with discrimination by Wildlife and HSUS. Its too bad you take my information so personally. I am grateful to Will that he was able to reach out Aderholt's office and get some movement.

I forgot to mention a few more important facts in our case. We completed the required decontamination on the preserve property. Iowa Ag no longer had jurisdiction as the animals were depopulated.



We paid for all expenses incurred during this process. Its important for producers to know the facts and be informed.



I hope everyone knows that they need to pay attention to whom they are selling their animals to whether that be a hunting preserve or a breeder. Lets say in a traceback or forward if they have been exposed to CWD animal or land, and the person they sold the animal or animals to did not test 100% and cannot prove that the animal or animals were tested, you are done and out of business. Essentially, they are going to require that everyone test at 100% to steer clear of five year quarantine. So an voluntary program becomes involuntary if you can't afford the risk.



To simplify: Lets just say, I sell an animal to Gary and has the animal on his property for a while and then sells it to a hunting preserve that doesn't test 100%. I come up with a positive in my herd and they trace our animal to Gary's place and then on to the hunting preserve that Gary sold it to. The hunting preserve didn't test the animal because they only test at 10%. Now Gary is quarantined for five years because he cannot prove or disprove that the animal he bought from me was CWD "not detected".



To say that the standards to impact me or any other producers is wishful thinking.

Yes, it is unfortunate for my buck having to be destroyed. If I could have had my way he would still be at our breed facility. As you can see on my home page, Tom and my granddaughter are feeding him a carrot. He looks healthy and friendly; hence the reason to share the photograph in the first place. However, come breeding season he became a liability to us and our employees. The person who shot the buck. a personal friend, was made aware of the situation prior and was handled in such a manner to assure that nobody was injured by this particular buck. Technically, this buck was not "hunted". Here in Iowa we are required to test 100%.



Now someone explain to me why we should not be compensated for our losses? What does any of the above have to do with putting us out of business and handing us a bill to do it?



Below is an email I responded to following some of my communications in regard to bottle feeding with goats milk.



Rose, (Whitetail Sales & Service)



Sorry it has taken me a bit to get back to you. Below are the links for research whereas scrapies has been found to naturally transmit from the ewe to the lamb through milk. While it is a possibility that this is how we contracted CWD, we will never know for sure. Our first positive buck was bottle fed with fresh, non homogenized, and frozen fresh goat's colostrum. While this could be the way of transmission into our herd, it is probably just as likely I could by a lottery ticket tomorrow and win.



So frustrating.





http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/nahss/sheep/national_scrapie_surveillance_plan_0907_2010.pdf



http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=260467



Thank you,



Rhonda

Thank you, Lautie. I don't have anything left but blood. I won't be bullied. We are being treated like criminals. Have already been to court for a criminal investigation brought on by DNR officers near the lodge. We must have done something criminal to have gotten CWD. Thank goodness we got a clean judge who threw it out.



We've handed over 5 years in tax returns, cash flow statements, client information, people we did business with, and loads of deer information. The hits keep coming.

Yes it is an Iowa thing. For those of you who know Jerry Campbell, call him. He can tell u he has never witnessed anything like our case in all the years he has done business.