A news story by The Wildlife Society highlighted recent research investigating the use of genetics to determine susceptibility of deer and other cervids to chronic wasting disease.

Through genetic analysis focusing on a few certain regions of the genome, the researchers found they could identify highly susceptible animals with greater than 80% accuracy.

These finding were recently published in an article: Accurate Genomic Predictions for Chronic Wasting Disease in U.S. White-Tailed Deer