Download or read book Blood Chemistry of Free ranging and Captive White tailed Deer Odocoileus Virginianus in Texas written by Melanie Love Smith and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood samples were collected from 602 white-tailed deer (WTD) (Odocoileus virginianus) between October 2008 - October 2009, from 15 different counties throughout Texas. White-tailed deer were evaluated for serum biochemical parameters (total protein, albumin, calcium serum, phosphorus, glucose, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, total bilirubin, creatine kinase, aspartate aminotransferase, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, globulins, albumins to globulins ratio, gamma-glutamyl transferase, and magnesium) and the following variables were recorded: age, gender, county of collection, season, capture method, and status based on captive or free-ranging. The 14 biochemical parameters were compared for WTD among age groups fawns (12 months), yearlings (̲12 months - 24 months) and adults (̲24 months), gender, season (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter), status (captive or free-ranging) and capture method (physical restraint, anesthetized using physical restraint method of drug administration, anesthetized using dart gun method of drug administration, drop-netted, net-gunned, or hunter harvested). The data collected for these parameters was used to establish normal ranges for a comprehensive metabolic panel (serum chemistry panel) for WTD in Texas. These reference ranges will be used for both captive and free-ranging WTD to improve diagnostic screening and disease monitoring. Captive vs. free-ranging status was statistically significant in WTD for 7 of the 14 physiological parameters. Significant differences and trends were observed among the three age groups. Calcium and phosphorus had an inverse relationship with age, while glucose had a direct relationship with age. Gender was statistically significant for 7 of 14 parameters. Anesthetized WTD vs. non-anesthetized had the greatest impact on mean blood chemistry values. Values for total serum protein, albumin, calcium, phosphorus, and globulins were higher for non-anesthetized WTD. Glucose, BUN, and AST mean values for higher for anesthetized WTD.

Download or read book Physiological Assessment of Winter Nutritional Status of White tailed Deer Odocoileus Virginianus in Minnesota by Urine and Blood Analysis written by Glenn David DelGiudice and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effects of Supplemental Feed Use on Free ranging and Captive White tailed Deer in South Texas written by Marc Lane Bartoskewitz and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Genetic Assessment of Native and Non native White tailed Deer Odocoileus Virginianus in the Southcentral U S written by Jordan L. Youngmann and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Population genetics of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have been influenced through human actions including the translocation of deer from across the United States in the 1900s and, recently, the creation of the captive-cervid industry, which uses animal husbandry to manipulate genetic variation. To assess the effects of these actions, I studied the genetic variation of free-range and captive populations of deer across the southcentral U.S. using a 14 microsatellite panel. In free-range populations I found genetic structure that divided deer west to east along the Mississippi River. Additionally, I found that captive populations were genetically distinct from geographically proximate free-range populations. However, after 2 generations of hybridization, this distinction disappeared. Finally, using both Bayesian clustering and multivariate approaches, I was able to identify a non-native individual from local free-range populations in southern Mississippi. Using these methods, wildlife managers can further investigate cases of hybridization between non-native deer and free-range populations.

Download or read book Dietary Supplementation Strategies for the Captive White tailed Odocoileus Virginianus Breeding Doe written by Ashlee Marie Adams and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captive breeding and hunting of white-tailed deer in Texas is a popular business enterprise with significant economic impact. Stress in captive white-tailed breeding does may compromise their performance, alter immunity and increase death loss. Major stressors in captive deer include handling, weather extremes and poor nutrition. To alleviate stressors and the associated reduced performance cost to owners and breeders, it is necessary to research non-invasive methods to improve deer performance. Such methods may be dietary inclusion of feed additives comprising probiotic or plant-based essential oils, or dietary inclusion of a supplement known to have immunomodulatory effects in other species. Two experiments were performed to test these methods. Experiment 1 was conducted from 15DEC2015 to 8MAR2016 at a private deer breeding facility near Canadian, TX and does (n = 71) were weighed, palpated and blood sampled on d 0, 42 and 84 to determine weight maintenance, rib flesh score (RFS) and complete blood count via automated hemocytometer, respectively. Deer were randomly allocated to 1 of 6 treatment pens according to pre-assigned chute entry order. The two treatment diets consisted of a commercial deer breeder diet with no additive (CON) or the same breeder diet with a dietary immunomodulator (OmniGen-AF, Phibro Animal Health) included at 3.51 g/kg of feed (OG). Treatment diets were supplied via self-feeders located in each pen. The OG does lost less (P = 0.45) weight, numerically, throughout the study and tended (P = 0.10) to consume less feed; indicating that the OG does had increased feed efficiency compared to does consuming the CON treatment. Further, OG-treated does tended to have a greater (P = 0.09) RFS on d 42. There were no treatment differences for CBC variables (P ≥ 0.32); however, total leukocytes, neutrophils and neutrophil: lymphocyte decreased with time (day effect, P ≤ 0.02). These CBC data may provide a foundation for automated CBC reference range in captive white-tailed does. Experiment 2 was conducted from 23Jun2016 to 15Sep2016 at the same study site using the same experimental methods as Exp. 1 except blood was not collected. The two treatment diets consisted of a complete feed without additive (CON) and the same breeder diet with a phytogenic nutritional supplement included (CG; Climate Guard, Delacon). From d 0 to 84 there was not a difference (P ≥ 0.19) in ADG or BW gain, but numerically, CG does weighed more and CG-treated does gained BW; whereas, CON lost BW during the 84-d trial. There was a tendency (P = 0.06) for RFS to be greater in CG-treated does on d 42, and a difference existed (P

Download or read book Abstracts of Technical Papers Presented at the Third Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group Nacogdoches Texas February 11 13 1980 written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus written by Sagar M. Goyal and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost 60 years, continual research on the subject of Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) has raised as many questions as that research has answered. This common disease continues to cause sickness, death, abortion and fetal anomalies despite the millions of vaccination doses used each year to prevent its spread. Written by international experts on the subject of the BVD virus, BVDV: Diagnosis, Management and Control includes the latest information on BVD and outlines methods of diagnosis, management and control. Researchers, academics, and large animal practitioners will find this book an invaluable and irreplaceable resource for understanding and controlling outbreaks of BVD.

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Download or read book Biology and Management of White tailed Deer written by David G. Hewitt and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Wildlife Society Outstanding Edited Book Award for 2013! Winner of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Outstanding Book Award for 2011! Winner of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award for 2011! Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer organizes and presents information on the most studied large mammal species in the world. The book covers the evolutionary history of the species, its anatomy, physiology, and nutrition, population dynamics, and ecology across its vast range (from central Canada through northern South America). The book then discusses the history of management of white-tailed deer, beginning with early Native Americans and progressing through management by Europeans and examining population lows in the early 1900s, restocking efforts through the mid 1900s, and recent, overabundant populations that are becoming difficult to manage in many areas. Features: Co-published with the Quality Deer Management Association Compiles valuable information for white-tailed deer enthusiasts, managers, and biologists Written by an authoritative author team from diverse backgrounds Integrates white-tailed deer biology and management into a single volume Provides a thorough treatment of white-tailed deer antler biology Includes downloadable resources with color images The backbone of many state wildlife management agencies' policies and a featured hunting species through much of their range, white-tailed deer are an important species ecologically, socially, and scientifically in most areas of North America. Highly adaptable and now living in close proximity to humans in many areas, white-tailed deer are both the face of nature and the source of conflict with motorists, home-owners, and agricultural producers. Capturing the diverse aspects of white-tailed deer research, Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer is a reflection of the resources invested in the study of the species’ effects on ecosystems, predator-prey dynamics, population regulation, foraging behavior, and browser physiology.

Download or read book Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Science to Improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Program: A Way Forward reviews the science that underpins the Bureau of Land Management's oversight of free-ranging horses and burros on federal public lands in the western United States, concluding that constructive changes could be implemented. The Wild Horse and Burro Program has not used scientifically rigorous methods to estimate the population sizes of horses and burros, to model the effects of management actions on the animals, or to assess the availability and use of forage on rangelands. Evidence suggests that horse populations are growing by 15 to 20 percent each year, a level that is unsustainable for maintaining healthy horse populations as well as healthy ecosystems. Promising fertility-control methods are available to help limit this population growth, however. In addition, science-based methods exist for improving population estimates, predicting the effects of management practices in order to maintain genetically diverse, healthy populations, and estimating the productivity of rangelands. Greater transparency in how science-based methods are used to inform management decisions may help increase public confidence in the Wild Horse and Burro Program.

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