State wildlife officials plan to collect 650 deer heads from hunters in eastern and southern Indiana next weekend to test for bovine tuberculosis.
Indiana trying to control TB in deer
Wildlife officials plan to collect 650 deer heads
Updated: Monday, 09 Nov 2009, 7:40 AM EST
Published : Monday, 09 Nov 2009, 7:40 AM EST
BROOKVILLE, Ind. - State wildlife officials plan to collect 650 deer heads from hunters in eastern and southern Indiana next weekend to test for bovine tuberculosis.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is doing the
testing after the chronic bacterial disease was confirmed at deer
or elk farms in Franklin, Harrison and Wayne counties.
Deer management biologist Chad Stewart says no signs have
yet been found of the disease among deer in the wild. Biologists
hope to track and contain any potential spreading of TB, which can
spread among wild animals and infect livestock.
Head collections will be made at the deer check stations in
Brookville, Connersville, Corydon and Richmond.
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