Detection of Urine-Based Deer Lures to Mitigate CWD Transmission in Pennsylvania
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission contacted Millersville University to perform tests to help combat the transmission and spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) via better detection of urine-based deer lures. The objective of this study was to use multiple methods and kits designed for detection of urine and blood to determine the best method of detection for urine-based deer lures. Methods included use of kits such as Uritrace, Nite-Site luminol, Hemascein and Ultra-violet (UV) light. We found that no one technique yielded a positive for all urine-based deer lures. The UV light and Uritrace methods were the most effective and the UV light was the best technique in field-testing. The spread of CWD throughout the Commonwealth has been confirmed and these findings provide a foundation to further develop methods to detect urine-based deer lures to help mitigate the spread of CWD.
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