All elk hoof disease topics

We are now obtaining preliminary findings from a more advanced diagnostic approach called metagenomic analysis.

Collaboration with the state and tribal wildlife managers and participation by hunters and landowners has been key.

We have a team of WSU faculty, staff, students, and partners aggressively pursuing knowledge about elk hoof disease and its management. You can meet some of the research team and learn more about their work in these 1-minute videos. 

The Lewiston Tribune

Elk hoof disease broke out most notably in 2008, not too far from where it was first observed in the late 1990s.

Like so many others who are adjusting to the new world in which we find ourselves, our elk hoof disease research team is also adapting.

On January 31, construction of the elk research facility on the WSU Pullman campus was completed.

We reached an exciting milestone in the WSU elk hoof disease research program with the arrival of our first resident captive elk.

It’s autumn and the time when elk hunters take to the field. This also means an increase in the number of hoof samples submitted to WSU for diagnostic evaluation and research.

Welcome to the first outreach update on elk hoof disease research at Washington State University.