Any elk that has been in contact with the 21 new cases will be destroyed, Luterbach said. He did not know how many animals will have to be killed, since the farms may also contain animals that have never come in contact with the diseased animals. Saskatchewan's first case of CWD occurred in 1996. There was another case in 1998. Producers receive compensation for animals destroyed because of CWD worries.
Cows generate slightly more.
Most owners have received the maximum for most of their animals, Luterbach said. The next set of animal autopsies will reveal whether animals sold out of the six other infected herds had the disease. The final set will examine all the remaining animals from the six herds that have been exterminated. Send us an e-mail. Not to be republished without permission.