2. Introduction
Deer are even-toed ungulate mammals
They form the family cervidae
Wild deer have been present in the British
isles since pre-history
There are about 60 species
Six species(Red,Roe,Fallow,Sika,Muntjac &
Chinese water deer) living in the British isles
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4. Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Mammalia
Order : Artiodactyla
Infraoder : Pecora
Family : cervidae
Subfamilies : -Capreolinae
-Cervinae
-Hydropotinae
5. Antlers
Only males have antler
The antlers are deciduous and drop off after mating season
Male use it during the rutting season
A bucks antlers are covered with “velvet” while they are
growing.
7. Behaviour
Do not make nest and dens
Find safe and comfortable place and low hanging
evergreen branches
Stay close where they find food
Eat grasses,plants and weeds
An adult deer require 4-8 pounds of forage per
day
8. Charecteristics
Cud chewing animal
Four chambered of stomach
Vision is best at night
Coat is reddish brown in summer and turn to gray
brown in winter
Have excellent smell and hearing capacity
Can run 40 miles/hour
Attractiveness power of spotted deer known as
chital in india
9. Restraining
Minimum two people are required for handling
Cover the eyes to calm the animal
Antlers may be used for holding the head
Roe deer may require sadation/general anesthesia
“Walk-towards”net may also used for small deer
10. Reproduction
The doe usually 1 or 2 fawns
Most fawns are born during may and june
The fawn can stand immediately after birth
Predators:
-Tiger
-wolves
-cougar
-Dogs
-people
14. Drug used for treatment
Enrofloxacin
Oxytetracycline
Trimethoprim sulfa
Diazepam
Xylazine
Ketamin
Ivermectin
Dexamethasone
caprofen
Editor's Notes
Antler size development is affected by nutrition, age, genetics, and herd management.
Nutritional intake is used for antler growth only after the body growth requirements are met
Most deer don’t produce their largest set of antlers until after 41/2 years of age.
To ensure an abundance of high quality food, herd size must be kept in balance with the habitat. This often requires the harvest of does.