Five O’s Ranch: Stopping CWD by Selective Breeding in Alabama
/Join Keith Warren as he shares how Cameron Odom and his family are tackling the CWD issue at the Five O’s Ranch in Alabama. Cameron is light-years ahead of most deer breeders in the market, and since 2016, he has focused on CWD disease resistance as his number one priority.
With a herd of nearly 200 whitetails, the farm focuses on growing big, clean typicals while prioritizing disease resistance. Through cutting-edge science, funded in part by the North American Deer Registry, they are building a herd with exceptional genetic markers that are scientifically proven to have resistance to CWD. Operating as a closed herd since 2016, Five O’s Ranch is a model for the future of deer farming, where family involvement and proven scientific practices are driving progress in the industry.