Elk Hoof Disease

On Monday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that elk hoof disease has been confirmed in a Yakima area herd. The disease can cause hoof deformities leading to hooves sloughing off and even death. This is the first confirmed case of the disease in the Yakima herd ...

It’s been a busy start to the year for Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. In January, construction of the new elk research facility on the Pullman campus wrapped up, and in February the first elk were moved in. WSU’ ...

Last week, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine a $100,000 grant to assist with construction of its elk hoof disease research facility.  Construction began in May on the Pullman campus.   W...

Washington State University is researching Elk Hoof Disease and trying to determine not only why it’s spreading across the Northwest, but if the livestock industry needs to be concerned.  After hunters recently spotted elk with the disease in the Olympic Peninsula, near Olympic National Park, that marks positive cases reported in southeast, southwest and now northwest Washington, as well as Oregon

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed the presence of elk hoof disease in Walla Walla County.  A muzzleloader hunter shot the cow elk on January 17th in the Pikes Peak area of the Blue Mountains.  After noticing that the hooves were deformed, he submitted the hooves to the WDFW.   ...