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Document Historic, Arcliive Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. Ag84Pro 1 United States Department ofAgriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Program Aid No. 1809 Chronic Wasting Disease 2005 Finding Answers for Cervid Producers National Animal Health Monitoring System, Chronic Wasting Disease 2005 Study Chronic Wasting Disease and the Cervid Industry Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is of major During the program's certification process, — concern to cervid producers not only USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring CWD because it is a fatal disease but also because System (NAHMS) will launch the 2005 some research suggests that healthy animals study by administering a questionnaire aimed may be infected when placed in facilities or at gathering information about potential risk geographic areas previously contaminated factors that contribute to the transmission with CWD. To assist cervid producers and and spread of CWD. The CWD study will enhance their ability to market their products, mark the first time that epidemiologic data the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) has been collected on the Nation's cervid Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service industry and may help to develop strategies CWD CWD (APHIS) is developing a certification that will lead to the elimination of in program for farmed and captive cervids. farmed and captive cervids. How You Can Help By participating in this voluntary study, you will help your industry by contributing reliable and valuable information that will be used to; ii Better understand potential risk factors for transmission and spread of CWD, Define and summarize current management practices and trends, Help legislators and industry make informed decisions, and Help university researchers and private enterprises identify and focus on vital issues related to your business. the questionnaire or in datasets. No For more information contact: individual's data will be reported. In USDA-APHIS-Veterinary Services, fact, we insist that each questionnaire NAHMS attn. rennain anonymous and will ask only for NRRC Building B, Mailstop 2E7 geographic location by State in order to 2150 Centre Avenue facilitate reporting at regional levels. Fort Collins, CO 80526-8117 NAHMS Phone: (970)494-7000 Studies E-mail: [email protected] National in scope Web site: Voluntary, confidential http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/ncahs Statistically reliable Scientifically valid Collaborative in nature The U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activitieson the basisofrace, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, ormarital orfamilystatus. (Notall prohibited bases applyto all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative meansforcommunication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA'sTARGETCenterat(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). Tofileacomplaintof discrimination, write USDA, Director, OfficeofCivil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and IndependenceAvenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250- 9410 orcall (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA isan equal opportunity providerand employer. Photo credits: Thecover photograph and the interior image ofdeerwere both taken byAPHISveterinarian Randy Pritchard. The elk photos weretaken by USDA photographer Ken Hammond (left-facing animal) and Ron Nichols (right-facing animal). Issued March 2005