BROOKVILLE, Ind. (AP) — State wildlife officials plan to collect 650 deer heads from hunters in eastern and southern Indiana next weekend to test for bovine tuberculosis.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is doing the testing after the chronic bacterial disease was confirmed at deer or elk farms in Franklin, Harrison and Wayne counties.
Deer management biologist Chad Stewart says no signs have yet been found of the disease among deer in the wild. Biologists hope to track and contain any potential spreading of TB, which can spread among wild animals and infect livestock.
Head collections will be made at the deer check stations in Brookville, Connersville, Corydon and Richmond.
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