| Abstract: | This study examined the effects of dietary protein, fasting, and refeeding on blood characteristics of 9 nonpregnant, female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in captivity from 23 February to 3 May 1984. Percent weight loss was greater in fasted deer than in deer fed diets of 2 crude protein levels. Fasting effects were also observed for hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell (RBC) counts, packed cell volume (PCV), cholesterol, triglycerides, serum urea nitrogen (SUN), potassium (K), glucose, phosphorus (P), insulin, thyroxine (T4), and total protein (TP). Refeeding influenced cholesterol, sodium (Na), and calcium (Ca). Hemoglobin, PCV, Ca, P, and albumin varied with time in fasted deer. Changes over time in the fed deer occurred for several hematological and serum characteristics. Data are presented to serve as reference values for better understanding of data collected from free-ranging deer under less known conditions. |
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| ProdID: | 5221537 |
| Citation Author: | DelGiudice, G.D.; Mech, L.D.; Seal, U.S.; Karns, P.D. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Wildlife Management |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Effects of winter fasting and refeeding on white-tailed deer blood profiles; 1987; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; DelGiudice, G.D.; Mech, L.D.; Seal, U.S.; Karns, P.D. |
| Citation Start Page: | 865 |
| Citation Volume: | 51 |
| Citation Year: | 1987 |
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| Text: | Effects of winter fasting and refeeding on white-tailed deer blood profiles; 1987; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Management; DelGiudice, G.D.; Mech, L.D.; Seal, U.S.; Karns, P.D. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3801753 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:19 -0500 |
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