State of Knowledge Regarding Transmission, Spread, and Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. Captive and Free-Ranging Cervid Populations (2025)
Chapter: Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix B
Public Meeting Agendas
COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF TRANSMISSION AND GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN U.S. CERVID POPULATIONS
The Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
October 9, 2023
ROOM 103
SESSION 1—OPEN
| 9:30 |
Welcome
Lonnie King, Committee Chair Introductions, Statement of Objectives |
| 9:45 |
Discussion with Sponsors
A pre-recorded talk from the sponsors will be presented followed by Q&A Camille Hopkins, USGS Dianne Sutton, USDA/APHIS
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| 11:00 |
Overview of the Scope and Scale of the CWD Problem
Jason Bartz, Creighton University, and Dan Walsh, U.S. Geological Survey Dosage Testing CWD in the Environment |
| 12:00 | Working Lunch |
| 1:00 |
Socio-economic Impacts of CWD
David P. Anderson, Texas A&M University Danielle Ufer, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 2:00 | Break |
| 2:15 |
Group Discussion Round Robin with Guests:
How well are wild and captive cervid management practices constrained by science? How well do we understand risk factors? |
| 3:25 | Concluding Remarks—Chair |
COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF TRANSMISSION AND GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN U.S. CERVID POPULATIONS
The Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
November 16, 2023
ROOM 105
SESSION 1—OPEN
| 9:30 |
Welcome, Introductions, Statement of Objectives
Lonnie King, Committee Chair |
| 9:45 |
Panel Discussion: How is CWD manifesting itself and affecting cervid farming?
Shawn Schafer, Executive Director, North American Deer Farmers Association Sam Burgeson, Wildlife Research Center Glen Zebarth, DVM and Elk Farmer Each panelist will have 7-10 minutes to provide comments regarding issues they believe the committee should deliberate. The following prompting questions were provided as suggestions for their comments:
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| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 |
Movement of CWD in Captive Herds: What Does Surveillance Data Tell Us?
Scott Wells, University of Minnesota |
| 12:15 | Working Lunch |
| 1:00 |
Conversation with Tracy A. Nichols
Tracy A Nichols, Veterinary Services Cervid Health Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Fort Collins, Colorado Prompting questions
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| 2:00 | General Discussion: Broader Discussion on Future Directions for Control of CWD in Captive Herds |
| 2:30 |
Discussion: Examples of How Cervids Are Valued by Native Americans
Tolani Francisco, DVM, USDA Forest Service |
| 3:30 | Concluding Remarks—Chair |
COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF TRANSMISSION AND GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN U.S. CERVID POPULATIONS
The Keck Center, 500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
December 14, 2023
ROOM 105
SESSION 1—OPEN
| 9:30 |
Welcome
Lonnie King, Committee Chair Introductions, Statement of Objectives |
| 9:45 |
Presentation: Genomics and Biosecurity
Christopher M. Seabury, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 |
Panel Discussion 1: State Management of Free-Ranging Cervids
Krysten Schuler, M.S., Ph.D, Assistant Research Professor, Cornell University, Department of Public & Ecosystem Health, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Michelle Carstensen, Ph.D., Wildlife Health Program Supervisor, Wildlife Division, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
| 12:15 | Working Lunch |
| 1:00 |
Panel Discussion 2: State Management of Captive Cervids
Jennifer R. Ballard, DVM, PhD, CWB, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, State Wildlife Veterinarian/Assistant Chief (Research Division) Hunter Reed, DVM, MPH, Wildlife Veterinarian, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| 2:15 | General Discussion: Broader discussion on future directions for control of CWD in states |
| 3:15 | Concluding Remarks—Chair |
