LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced a field study is underway in Alpena County to evaluate the delivery of an oral bovine tuberculosis (bTB) vaccine for wild deer.
The project collaborates with Michigan State University (MSU) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Wildlife Services (USDA-WS). Scientists will be exploring ways to manage bTB to protect animals and people from the disease. Michigan’s bTB area includes Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda and Presque Isle counties where the disease is established in the deer population. In addition, bTB can be transmitted between deer and cattle.
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DNR officials said Michigan has been working toward the eradication of bTB in deer for 30 years. For more information on the study click here.
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