Private CWD Testing Program

The Hunter Service Testing Program, a cooperative effort between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection; Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association; Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; and the United States Department of Agriculture is being continued this fall. This program is designed to provide chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing opportunities to hunters from areas of the state not already sampled as part of the DNR CWD surveillance effort. The program is built upon a network of private veterinary practitioners who are trained and approved to extract samples for CWD testing.

Each participating veterinarian will determine the fee that they will charge the hunter for sampling services and testing costs. The veterinarians will also decide when they will begin accepting requests for sampling and testing.

The list at the link below provides details of veterinarians across the state that may be able to sample registered, hunter killed deer for CWD. Hunters should contact veterinarians directly. Samples will be extracted at each participating clinic and sent to a USDA certified laboratory for testing. Results will be returned to the veterinarian who submitted the sample and shared with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Veterinarian List by County Updated 11/13/07 [PDF 28KB]

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