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The Office of State Veterinarian (OSV) is currently working with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife (FW) to maintain a mandatory monitoring surveillence program for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Kentucky. OSV is responsible for the health requirements of the farmed cervids.

Cervids include: deer, elk (including reindeer), moose, etc.

Chronic Wasting Disease CWD

Click here for the following information on Chronic Wasting Disease

  • Definition

  • Program Info

  • History

  • KY Farmed Herd Info

Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Regulation in Farmed Cervids

This regulation requires that all "farmed cervids" shall be enrolled in one of the state CCWDSI programs, either the:

  • Herd Certification Program (HCP) for breeding and propagtion herds or

  • Herd Monitoring Program (HMP) for harvest/slaughter herds

Click here to access 302 KAR 20:066

Forms

Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Identification Herd Monitoring Program Application Packet

 

 

 

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