Chronic wasting disease confirmed in farmed white-tailed deer

LANSING

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting detections of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed white-tailed deer in three counties. An infected two and a half-year-old deer was discovered in Calhoun County, an infected four-year-old deer was detected in Kent County, and a three-year-old deer was found in Mackinac County. The first two herds were iden…