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May 1, 2021 Erik Petersen/Livingston Enterprise via AP, File In this Feb. 5, 2001 file photo, a mule deer buck stands among a herd of grazing deer at their wintering grounds in Paradise Valley south of Livingston, Mont. BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the wild. “We need to do more in the form of field testing to verify its utility,” said Byron Caughey, chief...

BRETT FRENCH In this 2012 photo a whitetail doe pauses for a moment while walking through the first snow of the winter near Smith Lake in Kila, Mont. Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease, a fatal affliction that showed up in Montana in 2017. (AP photo) BILLINGS, Mont. — Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the wild. “We need to do more in ...

The Billings Gazette BILLINGS, Mont. — Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the wild. “We need to do more in the form of field testing to verify its utility,” said Byron Caughey, chief of the TSE/Prion Biochemistry Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Hamilton. The new method utilizes a piece of tissue from the animal’s ear for testing. Previously, m...

Outdoornews April 20, 2021 BILLINGS, Mont. — Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the wild. “We need to do more in the form of field testing to verify its utility,” said Byron Caughey, chief of the TSE/Prion Biochemistry Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Hamilton. The new method utilizes a piece of tissue from the animal’s ear for testing. Previou...

Chronic wasting disease test developed by scientists Follow Us Question of the Day By BRETT FRENCH - Associated Press - Saturday, April 17, 2021 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the wild. “We need to do more in the form of field testing to verify its utility,” said Byron Caughey,...

BRETT FRENCH Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the wild. “We need to do more in the form of field testing to verify its utility,” said Byron Caughey, chief of the TSE/Prion Biochemistry Section at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Hamilton. The new method utilizes a piece of tissue from the animal’s ear for testing. Previously, more inv...