Livestock herds in Michigan were placed at 

 great risk from an outbreak of bovine 

 tuberculosis. The disease was confirmed in a 

 confined deer herd on a private ranch. The 

 Michigan Department of Agriculture issued a 

 depopulation order to help slow the spread of 

 the disease to cattle and free-ranging deer. 

 WS developed a depopulation plan and 

 completed the depopulation in March 1999, 

 18 months ahead of schedule. 



The Need for and Results of Aqua culture Protection 



A 1998 NASS survey of producers in the 15 

 largest catfish-producing States in 1996 

 revealed that 69 percent of the respondents 

 reported some wildlife-caused losses. Overall, 

 the producers lost $11 .5 million worth of 

 catfish to wildlife depredation. The losses and 

 damage control expenditures totaled $17 

 million, or 4 percent of all catfish-generated 

 revenue. 



The average cost of wildlife-caused loss from 

 all States was $13,700 per farm reporting a 

 loss, and an average of $6,200 was spent to 

 reduce losses. The highest loss rate was in 

 Mississippi. Birds, primarily the double- 

 crested cormorant, were most frequently cited 

 as the cause of losses. 



WS personnel provided technical and/or direct 

 management assistance to fish producers 

 reporting losses in 41 States through 

 cooperative programs to minimize bird 

 depredation on commercial fish stocks. 



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