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I can confirm that there is a case in Alberta in farmed elk and that CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) is managing the situation, Long said. I believe it is just one animal that tested positive.
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Just last fall, the province passed legislation to make Alberta one of the first jurisdictions in North America to proclaim that any elk that stray from a farm remain tombstone az tour bus companies the property of the farmers tombstone az tour bus companies for the rest of their lives. Previously they were often shot by Wildlife officers as a precaution against the spread of wasting disease.
Internal government briefing notes obtained by the Herald last spring warned the move would trigger concerns about the implications for disease or genetic contamination, confusion tombstone az tour bus companies and uncertainty on behalf of hunters tombstone az tour bus companies who shoot tagged elk, (and) issues with private elk on private property, including property tombstone az tour bus companies damage and compensation.
Chronic wasting disease was first detected tombstone az tour bus companies in a research facility in Colorado in 1967 and surfaced at a Saskatchewan elk farm in 1996, according to the CFIA website. Testing is mandatory in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Yukon but is voluntary in other jurisdictions.
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