National Wildlife Disease Program (NWDP)
Recent Activities: GEORGIA
| DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
- avian influenza
- feral swine diseases
- rabies
SPEICAL INTEREST
Feral swine serum sample collection (July
2008)
WDB Kavanaugh, AD Ondovchik and student interns collected samples from
54 feral swine from
Baker, Elbert, Hancock, Oglethorpe, and Wilkes counties. All the serum
samples were submitted
for CSF, PRV, and SB testing. Approximately 16 samples were submitted
to the University of
North Dakota as part of the feral swine genetics project.
WDB teaches lab in Georgia (2008)
WDB Kavanaugh taught a lab for the University of Georgia,
School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Wildlife Damage Management
class. Students were taught necropsy and sample collection techniques
on a white-tailed deer, bio-safety, data collection and record keeping,
and sample storage and shipping procedures.
Contact:
Wildlife Disease Biologist Darrell Kavanaugh (GA)
(706)546-5637
Darrell.M.Kavanaugh@aphis.usda.gov
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