Management Implications of Abomasal Parasites in Southeastern White-Tailed Deer
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The Journal of Wildlife Management
- Vol. 41 (2) , 169-177
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3800590
Abstract
Studies on parasites and diseases of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the SE USA were conducted from 1961-72. The number of abomasal parasites [Skrjabinagia odocoilei, Ostertagia mossi, O. dikmanse, Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus askiwali, T. axei, T. dosteri] infecting deer was closely associated with specific herd parameters. Methods were developed and guidelines established for using the intensity of abomasal parasite infections as an index to deer density. The results of this study should augment current procedures employed for appraising deer populations as related to carrying capacity.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Lignin and Methoxyl Groups as Related to the Decreased Digestibility of Mature ForagesJournal of Animal Science, 1959