The proof-of-concept investigation by Penn School of Veterinary Medicine researchers suggests detection dogs could be an asset in the effort to identify, contain, and manage chronic wasting disease, a highly
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), an always-fatal and untreatable neurological disease affecting white-tailed deer and elk, continues to expand across Pennsylvania.
The proof-of-concept investigation by Penn School of Veterinary Medicine researchers suggests detection dogs could be an asset in the effort to contain CWD.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission could soon be using specially trained dogs to help sniff out deer infected with chronic wasting disease as part of a new effort to learn more about the fatal, contagious ailment that continues to spread among the state’s herd. Studies from the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn