Early every year, we prepare a report to the Washington State Legislature to share information about progress the Washington State University program has made on elk hoof disease research and outreach in the previous calendar year. This is an important document because the people of Washington, through the State Legislature, provide the majority of funding […]
Research updates about elk treponeme-associated hoof disease.
Dr. Margaret Wild will present updates on elk hoof disease research conducted at Washington State University at three locations in July.
Mineral supplementation is not a clear answer to elk hoof disease.
Learn more about our research and students.
Experiment provides clues to how hoof disease is spread.
An overview of the Elk Research Facility
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.
Elk hoof disease broke out most notably in 2008, not too far from where it was first observed in the late 1990s.