Wisconsin Senator Introduces Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 -- 6:24 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and John Hoeven from North Dakota have introduced the Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act, which is bipartisan legislation to establish a CWD research grant program.The disease, which poses a serious threat to deer populations, is a fatal and contagious neurological disorder that has been documented in both captive and live herds in 26 states across the country. Specifically the bill authorizes up to $15 million annually for CWD research, such as detection and decontamination of disease in deer and long-term suppression and eradication of chronic wasting disease.
Entities eligible for the research grants include universities, state and tribal departments of agriculture, research facilities conducting chronic wasting disease research, as well as tribal research facilities.
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