Saskatchewan's Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program

Saskatchewan’s Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance Program provides CWD surveillance for the province of Saskatchewan for the purpose of detecting CWD on domestic game farms. CWD surveillance provides data to measure the effectiveness of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) CWD eradication program.

SAF administers and regulates the Surveillance Program under The Domestic Game Farm Animal Regulations. All operators of domestic game farms that keep cervids in Saskatchewan are required by provincial regulations to participate in Saskatchewan's Cervid CWD Surveillance Program. This program began in January 2001 as a voluntary program and was made mandatory on December 31, 2001.

Additional Information

• Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Status Checklist for Moving Domestic Game Farm Animals
• Chronic Wasting Disease Submission Form(PDF)
• Sample Collection and Submission Guidelines
• Veterinarian Submissions for Chronic Wasting Disease Testing
• Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Status Certificate Sample (PDF)
• Canadian Chronic Wasting Disease Voluntary Herd Certification Program (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
• Canadian Chronic Wasting Disease Voluntary Herd Certification Program
• Licensed Domestic Game Farm Operators