The Prevalence of Two Common Internal Parasites in White-tailed Deer With and Without Significant Interaction With Domestic Sheep

Autor: Metro, Kathryn M., Weisser, McKenzie J., Rorrer, Shelby N., Peters, Sunday O., Gallagher, George R.
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Wildlife Damage Management Conference
Popis: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of two internal parasites (strongylate nematodes and Nematodirus spp.) in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) sharing a home range with domestic sheep (Ovis aries), compared to deer likely having minimal contact with sheep. Fecal samples were collected from sheep (n=75), deer (n=99) within 300m of the sheep center, and deer (n=98) located 1.3km away from the livestock center, over a 7-week period during the summer. Sheep had the highest (p
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