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Deer
This presentation provides information on deer. It discusses that deer are even-toed ungulate mammals in the family cervidae. There are about 60 species of deer, and six live in the British isles. Only male deer have antlers, which are deciduous and shed annually. Deer behavior includes not making nests and finding safe places to rest. They eat grasses, plants and weeds. The presentation also outlines deer taxonomy, characteristics, reproduction, diseases, economic importance and drugs used for treatment.
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Deer
- 1. A PRESENTATION ON DEER Department ofMedicine Bangladesh Agricultural University
- 2. Introduction Deer areeven-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
- 4. Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum :Chordata Class : Mammalia Order : Artiodactyla Infraoder : Pecora Family : cervidae Subfamilies : -Capreolinae -Cervinae -Hydropotinae
- 5. Antlers Only maleshave 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.
- 6. http://www.deerhunting.ws/deeraging.htm Many factors affecta antler development, including: 1. Diet - Nutrition 2. Age 3. Genetics 4. Herd Management
- 7. Behaviour Do notmake 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 chewinganimal 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 twopeople 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 doeusually 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
- 11. Economics importance Meat Skin Antlers Hooves Horns
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- 13. Viral diseases: HS-white taileddeer brain abscess Blue tongue virus chronic wastage disease ete. Zoonotic disease: Anaplasmosis Brucellosis Babesiosis Cryptosporidiosis Deer Paramyxovirus.
- 14. Drug used fortreatment Enrofloxacin Oxytetracycline Trimethoprim sulfa Diazepam Xylazine Ketamin Ivermectin Dexamethasone caprofen
Editor's Notes
- #7 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.