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FROM  THE  DIRECTOR

H. Leon Thacker, DVM, PhD

Fall is well upon us and no doubt winter will be close behind, but from the standpoint of weather, we have been most fortunate.  We have found relatively few major disease problems this summer and fall, hope that it keeps up.  With the diagnosis of TB in wild deer in Michigan, we have examined a number of deer from Indiana looking for evidence of the disease.  We have found no evidence of TB in deer or any other Indiana animal.  That is good as our state has been TB free since 1983.  We have also examined a number of captive elk for lesions of Chronic Wasting Disease. To date, we have found no lesions of CWD.  We have received only a few samples of corn from the 2000 harvest for testing so far this year.  As of now, we have had one sample with a trace amount of fumonisin, other mycotoxins have not been found in the samples examined.  Some reports of significant levels of aflatoxin have been reported from adjacent states.

The faculty and staff of the ADDL hope you have an enjoyable and meaningful Thanksgiving.  If there are things we should be doing but aren’t, please let us know and, if there are things we’re doing that you feel we shouldn’t, let us know that also.

      HAPPY THANKSGIVING

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		ADDL-West Lafayette: 406 S. University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-7440 Fax: 765-494-9181 ADDL-SIPAC 11367 E. Purdue Farm Road Dubois, IN 47527 Phone: (812) 678-3401 Fax: (812) 678-3412