CWD Breeding (R)Evolution- Tools for today!
For the past 20 years Chronic Wasting Disease has creep from wild herds into the private-farmed cervid industry in North America. Advancements in various technologies’ have been funded both privately and publicly in an effort to find a solution to effectively manage CWD.
In 2021 the North American Deer Registry released a DNA based analysis developed by Dr. Christopher Seabury, Professor Texas A&M. This “CWD-GPS” is now available for all whitetail propagators across the continent to use as a tool for breeding.
This tool comes in the way of a number, “GEBV” Genomic Estimated Breeding Value. This GEBV is represented analysis of the genomic susceptibility of whitetail deer to CWD. Coupled with the available PRNP Codon test, producers in the farmed-deer industry now have the most advanced information available as to the merit of their animals in a breeding program.
Fast forward to present day. Knowing the importance of this technology and information President of Deer Wizard LLC, Josh Newton a long-time industry veteran created a first-of-its -kind platform for accessing this data in one easy to find location… www.cwdbreeding.com
Understand this information is crucial and you can access available peer-reviewed research relating to CWD-GPS along with interviews from the North American Deer Talk, CWD Series with Dr. Seabury on genomics and Chronic Wasting Disease.
In this episode of HUNTR Podcast, Dr. Chris Seabury, Texas A&M Professor of Vet Medicine, to talks a little bit about Chronic Wasting Deisease (CWD) in whitetail deer and what kind of research and practices are being led to do so.
When its comes to finding a platform that has all the features and tools you are looking for regarding breeding whitetail for Chronic Wasting Disease susceptibility, think cwdbreeding.com
