cervid

VETERINARIANS WHO perform cervid work: BOAH staff is in the process of updating our USAHERDS database. Please contact our office to verify your profile is up-to-date and includes a notation that you practice on cervids. This will ensure you receive important species-specific information. Also...

I'm sure the majority of you guys have received either an e-mail or letter with an invitation to the Cervid Health Seminar: Nutrition and Feeding Management for Deer Farms at Penn State. But I'm just posting the info for those who do not know about it. It will be on March 23rd from 8am-4pm...

I am posting this to start a conversation that we need to have. It is NOT intended to be combative, argumentative or political. It is simply intended to examine our industry’s issues. We all love raising deer and elk. I don’t think any of us want to be told we can’t. This industry has a lot of...

I sent this out to the American Cervid Alliance and hopefully it will be circulating through all the state associations. Below is a so-called piece of journalism ran in the Cedar Rapids Gazette today. The Dale Garner quoted is the same objective individual on the CWD Standards Working Group...

Cervid Industry Leaders Workgroup CWD Issues and Governmental Challenges Conference Call Minutes Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:00P.M. Call In Number: 605-475-4700 Access Code: 835295# 1. Call Meeting To Order by moderator Eric Mohlman. Time: 7:04pm CST 2. Roll Call Andrew Azcarraga...

The American Cervid Alliance (ACA) is a leadership council comprised of representatives from 32 separate elk, deer, and exotic associations. The leaders of these associations meet regularly to assess the latest attacks on our industry from over-regulation and harmful legislation...

I appreciate everyone’s passion regarding the battles this industry is facing. There is no doubt this industry is discriminated against with the regulations and double standards we are faced with. The CWD rule and standards are designed to prohibit commerce and put us out of business. They are...

Here is a comparison of the New Zealand and Canadian Cervid Industries. Deer Industry New Zealand Production Manager Tony Pearse was recently invited to provide an update to the banking community in NZ, refreshing them on the value and prospects for the Deer Industry in NZ. His report is...

Does anyone know where and when it this year ?

While there are some excellent discussions going on in response to Len's memo, no one has addressed the need for a co-ordination national plan for the deer farming industry. Here are some priorities I found in an old business plan I did for one deer farming organization some years ago. I...

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS - CANADA: (MANITOBA) CERVID *********************************************** A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org Date: Tue 20 Oct 2009 Source: USAgNet...

Announcement reminder!!!

MEETING NOTICE BOAH is hosting a meeting of the cervid industry on Friday July 17th at 2 pm in the BOAH training room (following the state/fed). Two topics: TB in cervidae update – current investigation by Dr. Jim Hollis Proposed Emergency and Permanent rules addressing new...

Hello all, my name is Bill Nance and I'm interested to know what all is involved in farming deer and/or elk We have access to about 200 acres in central/western Maine, all forested, with about 50 acres that could be bulldozed if needed for pastures. We're trying to figure a way to move up...

INDIANAPOLIS (15 May 2009)—The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) is investigating a case of bovine tuberculosis (commonly called “TB,” or more formally known as Mycobacterium bovis) in a farm-raised cervid herd in Southeastern Indiana. “Cervid” is a category of animals that includes...

Here is an informative and interesting report on the Cervid Industry in the United States done a couple of years ago by Texas A&M University. http://www.afpc.tamu.edu/pubs/2/480/rr-2007-04.pdf Thanks to NADeFA for making us aware of this report. (There is also a link to this report on the...