Ballard County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 1038 - Animal Disease | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1038.1) | 0 |
Number of people who participated in web-based disease models or training |
| 1038.11) | 4 |
Number of people who used the Extension Diagnostics Services to identify animal disease and/or insects |
| 1038.16) | 2 |
Number of people who adopted recommendations from UK Diagnostics Lab |
Success Stories
Chronic Wasting Disease Education and Surveillance
Author: Thomas Miller
Major Program: Animal Disease
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.Kentucky&rsquo
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