Animal DiseaseMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of people who participated in web-based disease models or training |
129 |
Number of people who used the Extension Diagnostics Services to identify animal disease and/or insects |
138 |
Number of people who adopted recommendations from UK Diagnostics Lab |
115 |
Stories
Chronic Wasting Disease Education and Surveillance
Deer hunting is a very popular activity in Ballard County. Our large percentage of farmland, wildlife refuges, river bottoms and general rural heritage result in an area where deer tend to thrive. While deer do substantial damage to some crop fields every year, cause numerous problems for automobiles and insurance companies and even resulted in problems at grain elevators this year with “deer poop” in wheat samples, we want our deer population to be healthy.Kentuckys first confirmed case of Chro...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
- Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
- S107 Ag. Science Center North
- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
- +1 (859) 257-4302
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