A white-tailed deer from a hunting ranch in Shawano County tested positive for chronic wasting disease, CWD.

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says it was a 3-year-old buck. 245 deer were reported to be on the 481-acre ranch, according to the owner.

The deer was born on a Wilderness Game Farm, Inc. Breeding facility in May 2014 and transferred to the hunting ranch in Shawano County in September 2015.

Samples were taken from the deer, which is required when a farm-raised deer and elk die or are killed. The samples were sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Iowa.

Wisconsin State Veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw quarantined the Shawano County herd and its related breeding farm in Waupaca County. The business will be allowed to conduct hunts on the ranch because properly handled dead animals leaving the premises do not pose a disease risk.

DATCP Animal Health Division will investigate the animal's history. They will also investigate the trace movements of deer onto and off the property to determine whether other herds may have been exposed.