Video Series Resources

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Influence of Deer Harvest Regulations on Antlerless Harvest, Abundance, and Sex and Age Composition: Implications for Managing Deer in the Face of Chronic Wasting Disease

September 17, 2021

Deer hunting is culturally and economically important throughout Michigan and the United States, but it is also a critical tool for wildlife management.

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Composting Deactivation of CWD Prions

September 17, 2021

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which is a Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) disease, is an infectious disease of the neurological system that affects cervids, or animals such as deer, elk, and moose.

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A standardized, high-throughput genetic resource to inform whitetailed deer population and disease management

September 17, 2021

Prion diseases are neurodegenerative diseases that can affect a multitude of species.

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Employing collaboration and innovation to develop CWD education and outreach

September 29, 2021

Wildlife management is always based in science. Oftentimes, there is a disconnect between those who shape wildlife management policy and the public.

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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD): Field Animal-Side Testing and Improving Laboratory Diagnostic Sensitivity

September 17, 2021

Developing an inexpensive, easy to use, and accurate ‘animal side’ test for hunters to use to identify animals who are potentially infected with CWD would be a significant advancement in the fight against CWD.

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Mechanistic understanding on environmental behavior, bioavailability and persistence in chronic wasting disease prions

September 17, 2021

Prion diseases are neurodegenerative diseases that can affect a multitude of species.

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CWD show and tell: gauging hunters’ willingness to adopt management practices

September 17, 2021

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) continues to be a critical challenge for wildlife health and management. It has been detected in captive or wild cervids in 26 states, four Canadian provinces and in Finland, Norway, South Korea and Sweden.

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Group size, bioaccumulation, and baiting: quantifying factors affecting disease transmission among deer

September 17, 2021

While the pathways for CWD transmission have been well characterized in previous studies, the factors that affect transmission and how those factors may interact are not fully understood.

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