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CWD AND STUPID SAFETY TIP & COMMENTS TEXAS & SEWING THE SEEDS OF CWD THROUGH ANIMAL PROTEIN? Houston Chronicle TDH CWD is probably not a zoonotic disease. In other words, there is AND * Always thoroughly cook meat http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis/diseases/CWD.pdf http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/zoonosis/ with that said, there is no evidence that it cannot, but AND if you plan on cooking the TSE agents out of the meat New studies on the heat resistance of hamster-adapted scrapie agent: Threshold survival after ashing at 600°C suggests an inorganic template of replication Paul Brown*, [dagger ] , Edward H. Rau [Dagger ] , Bruce K. Johnson*, Alfred E. Bacote*, Clarence J. Gibbs Jr.*, and D. Carleton Gajdusek§ * Laboratory of Central Nervous System Studies, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and [Dagger ] Environmental Protection Branch, Division of Safety, Office of Research Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892; and § Institut Alfred Fessard, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France Contributed by D. Carleton Gajdusek, December 22, 1999 http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/7/3418 But some scientists advocate stricter measures. Pierluigi Gambetti, director of the National Prion Disease Pathology "There is no way around it," he said. "Nobody should touch that meat unless it has been tested." snip... also, what is TEXAS stance on feeding deer and CWD risk? but before that, lets look at a few things; Oral transmission and early lymphoid tropism of chronic wasting disease PrPres in mule deer fawns (Odocoileus hemionus ) Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523- 1671, USA1 Author for correspondence: Edward Hoover.Fax +1 970 491 0523. e-mail ehoover@lamar.colostate.edu snip... These results indicate that mule deer fawns develop detectable PrP res after oral exposure to an inoculum containing CWD prions. In the earliest post-exposure period, CWD PrPres was traced to the lymphoid tissues draining the oral and intestinal mucosa (i.e. the retropharyngeal lymph nodes, tonsil, ileal Peyer's patches and ileocaecal lymph nodes), which probably received the highest initial exposure to the inoculum. Hadlow et al. (1982) demonstrated scrapie agent in the tonsil, retropharyngeal and mesenteric lymph nodes, ileum and spleen in a 10-month-old naturally infected lamb by mouse bioassay. Eight of nine sheep had infectivity in the retropharyngeal lymph node. He concluded that the tissue distribution suggested primary infection via the gastrointestinal tract. The tissue distribution of PrPres in the early stages of infection in the fawns is strikingly similar to that seen in naturally infected sheep with scrapie. These findings support oral exposure as a natural route of CWD infection in deer and support oral inoculation as a reasonable exposure route for experimental studies of CWD. snip... http://vir.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/full/80/10/2757 now, just what is in that deer feed? _ANIMAL PROTEIN_ Subject: MAD DEER/ELK DISEASE AND POTENTIAL SOURCES 8420-20.5% Antler Developer snip... _animal protein_ http://www.surefed.com/deer.htm BODE'S GAME FEED SUPPLEMENT #400 snip... _animal protein_ http://www.bodefeed.com/prod7.htm Ingredients Grain Products, Plant Protein Products, Processed Grain By-Products, http://www.bodefeed.com/prod6.htm MORE ANIMAL PROTEIN PRODUCTS FOR DEER Bode's #1 Game Pellets GUARANTEED ANALYSIS Grain Products, Plant Protein Products, Processed Grain By-Products, FEEDING DIRECTIONS http://www.bodefeed.com/prod8.htm INGREDIENTS Grain Products, Roughage Products (not more than 35%), Processed Grain DIRECTIONS FOR USE Deer Builder Pellets is designed to be fed to deer under range http://www.profilenutrition.com/Products/Specialty/deer_builder_pellets.html DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES April 9, 2001 WARNING LETTER 01-PHI-12 Brian J. Raymond, Owner Tel: 215-597-4390 Dear Mr. Raymond: Food and Drug Administration Investigator Gregory E. Beichner conducted Our investigation found failure to label your In addition, we note that you are using approximately 140 pounds of The above is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of deviations from http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning_letters/g1115d.pdf Mrs. Doe Pee Doe in Estrus http://www.gamecalls.net/huntingproducts/deerlures.html ELK SCENT/SPRAY BOTTLE Product Code WP-ESB $9.95 http://www.elkinc.com/Scent.asp prions in urine? [PDF] A URINE TEST FOR THE IN-VIVO DIAGNOSIS OF PRION DISEASES http://www.sigov.si/vurs/PDF/diagnoastika-bse-urin.pdf 1st, other states stance on feeding deer and CWD risk? ?Although there is no proof how CWD spreads from one deer to the next, common sense tells many people that mouth-to-mouth contact is possibly the culprit,? Stroess said. The feed pile or feeder presents a perfect opportunity for deer to have mouth, nose or saliva contact with deer carrying DWD. ?Just as you and I catch a cold from someone who coughs on us or with whom we have close contact, deer likely get some sicknesses the same way,? he said. As of July 3, both baiting for the purpose of hunting wildlife and feeding of wildlife became illegal in Wisconsin. This means that backyard deer feeders, feed piles, mineral blocks, salt blocks, protein supplement blocks and all other bait is illegal to use for any deer or other wildlife viewing or hunting purposes. snip... http://www.wisinfo.com/heraldtimes/news/archive/local_5812834.shtml Poulter said the ban on feeding is to keeping deer from congregating and transmitting the disease to one another. The ban includes food, salt, mineral blocks, and other food products with some exceptions. For example, bird and squirrel feeders close to homes and incidental feeding of wildlife within active livestock operations are exempt from the ban. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=4994835&BRD=606&PAG=461&dept_id=172213&rfi=6 The department is banning feeding of wild deer and other wildlife in areas where wild deer are present. The ban includes food, salt, mineral blocks and other food products, with some exceptions. For example, bird and squirrel feeders close to homes and incidental feeding of wildlife within active livestock operations are exempt from the ban. The rule also bans the importation of hunter-harvested deer and elk carcasses into Illinois, except for deboned meat, antlers, antlers attached to skull caps, hides, upper canine teeth, and finished taxidermist mounts. Skull caps must be cleaned of all brain and muscle tissue. Officials from the state said should anyone be caught violating the rule, they would be charged with a petty offense and fined $1,000. For more information about the rule, visit the department's Web site at http://dnr.state.il.us/legal/rules-status.htm. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5091636&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25271&rfi=6 NOW, what has the media in TEXAS been saying about this type feeding? here is something from the Houston Chronicle today; PLANTING SEEDS FOR CWD, TEXAS STYLE...TSS Sept. 11, 2002, 7:31PM It's time to plant seeds for deer season By SHANNON TOMPKINS Texas deer hunters always look for an edge -- something to increase their chances of success or improve the health of deer haunting their lease. That's why they spend piles of money on equipment such as infrared-sensing cameras to monitor trails and feeders, mineral blocks and protein pellets as supplemental feed and spend restless nights figuring where to put a new blind. And it's why increasing numbers of deer hunters are investing considerable time, money and sweat equity in creating and husbanding food plots. "You definitely see a lot of interest in putting in food plots, these days," said Clayton Wolf, coordinator of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's white-tailed deer programs. "People are spending a lot of time and effort trying to improve their land or leases to benefit deer." Proof of that is visible along highways leading from Houston any weekend for the next month or so. Pickups pulling trailers holding tractors, Bush Hog or Agri-Five mowers and disk sets are as nearly as common as those piled with four-wheelers, feeders and box blinds. The next few weeks -- now through the middle of October -- are the heart of the planting season for deer hunters looking to sow the seeds for cool-weather food plots. Considering the expense of owning or renting a tractor and implements, buying seed and fertilizer and the physical work involved in putting in food plots, hunters should approach the effort with some planning and knowledge. Without it, many of those food plots will disappoint their planters, failing to produce the wished-for lush, green carpets and the regular visits by whitetails. Wolf, who has put in many food plots as a serious East Texas deer hunter and studied the process as part of his profession, has some ideas and input for hunters planning their fall planting. ·Put food plots in the right places: The idea of food plots is to make the opening attractive to deer. To do that, it has to be a place that offers easy access and security as well as something to eat. Best places for food plots are adjacent to travel corridors or other thick cover. Corners of fields and other large openings are good choices, as are right-of-ways, fire lanes and old logging roads. Make certain the area to be planted receives enough sunlight. This is a particular problem in East Texas where many food plots are placed in openings surrounded by heavy forest. "You need to get a minimum of four to six hours of good sunlight a day on a plot," Wolf said. "The more, the better." Look for fire lanes, pipelines or other openings that run east-west, Wolf suggested. They'll get a lot more direct sunlight than those running north-south. ·Don't make plots too small: Many wildlife managers suggest food plot size of at least an acre. But clearing and planting food plots the size of a football field is impractical for most deer hunters, particularly in East Texas. Smaller plots will work, but with caveats. Small plots are very susceptible to being "annihilated" by deer before they become established, Wolf said. "A lot of people think their food plots didn't `make,' when what really happens is the deer hit them so hard early on that they just destroy them," he said. ·Don't plant too early: Early September typically is hot and dry -- not prime conditions for planting anything. Also, if hunters mow and disk too early, undesirable plants can take over the plot. Best bet is to wait until weather turns a bit cooler, usually by late-September, because it slows the growth of warm-weather plants. "I really like to wait until October to plant my food plots," Wolf said. "You tend to have cooler weather that holds down the weeds and soil moisture usually is better." ·Do soil tests: East Texas soil typically is hideous acidic and needs help to produce decent stands of forage in food plots. Soil tests give hunters information about what their soil will produce and what fertilizers or other substances need to be applied for best production for the plants they plan to use. Soil tests are inexpensive ($10-15) and easily conducted. For hunters in East Texas, the soil laboratory at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches is the most accessible Information and forms for soil testing can be found at the lab's Web site, www.sfasu.edu/ag/soils/. ·Prepare a proper seed bed: Getting a piece of ground ready to plant involves more than just mowing and disking. Typically, East Texas soils are so acidic that agriculture consultants suggest applying two tons of lime per acre to get the soil pH near neutral. That's seldom possible, physically or monetarily, for most hunters. But a good liming, even if at less than 4,000 pounds per acre, is a big plus. Also, it helps to apply a good general fertilizer -- 13-13-13 is the most common combination. ·What to plant? Providing seeds for deer food plots has become big business in the past few years. Several "special" seed mixtures are marketed to deer hunters, most of them promising bigger bucks to hunters who use them. Truth is, the only big bucks produced by the "special" seed mixtures are the ones going into packagers' pockets. The same seeds can be bought in "generic" packaging for far less money. A mixture of small cereal grains (oats, winter wheat, ryegrass) and one of several varieties of clover is a good choices for cool-weather food plots in East Texas and much of the rest of the state, Wolf said. Some hunters add turnips, Austrian peas or iron clay peas or other cool-weather plants to their mix. The cereal grains come on early, providing forage through the early part of deer season. But oats, particularly, shrivel once freezing weather hits. That's when clover comes on. Clover provides good late-season forage, and really comes into its own in late-winter and early spring. Clover's spring growth can be very important for deer, particularly bucks, Wolf said. Once bucks drop their antlers and are rebuilding for the coming year, they'll hit the high-protein clover hard, he said. Good choices for Texas are crimson clover and a new arrowleaf clover developed by Texas A&M. That clover variety, Apache, is more resistant than other types of arrowleaf to wilt and other diseases. Find out more about Apache at http://overton.tamu.edu/clover/. Oats and such should be lightly disked when planted. Clover does best if simply broadcast, then lightly pushed into the soil. Running a four-wheeler over a plot after broadcasting clover works fine, Wolf said. ·Seek professional help: Technical guidance biologists with TPWD's wildlife division are professionals at helping folks improve their land for wildlife. They can advise hunters or landowners on how best to approach creating food plots for deer and other wildlife on their property. Contact TPWD's regional wildlife office with requests for assistance; contact information is available on the agency's Web page, www.tpwd.state.tx.us. ·Don't expect miracles from food plots: Deer prefer native forage over food plots. If native forage is abundant, they'll turn their noses up at oats and such, just as they will ignore corn feeders when acorns and other native mast are available. Also, if the overall quality of a tract's deer habitat on a tract is poor, no food plot is going to solve that problem. Deer thrive best in places with rich, natural, biological diversity. Food plots can be a positive for both deer and deer hunters though they are not a panacea. But, truth is, what's around food plots is much more important than what grows in them. Shannon Tompkins covers outdoor recreation for the Chronicle. His columns appear Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/outdoors/1571427 TSS
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