| Abstract: | Resting metabolic rates, weight gains and hematologic profiles of six newborn, captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns (four females, two males) were determined during the first 3 mo of life. Estimated mean daily weight gain of fawns was 0.2 kg. The regression equation for metabolic rate was: Metabolic rate (kcal/kg0.75/day) = 56.1 +/- 1.3 (age in days), r = 0.65, P less than 0.001). Regression equations were also used to relate age to red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin concentration (Hb), packed cell volume, white blood cell count, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin. The age relationships of Hb, MCHC, and smaller RBC‘s were indicative of an increasing and more efficient oxygen-carrying and exchange capacity to fulfill the increasing metabolic demands for oxygen associated with increasing body size. |
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| ProdID: | 5222958 |
| Citation Author: | Rawson, R.E.; DelGiudice, G.D.; Dziuk, H.E.; Mech, L.D. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Energy metabolism and hematology of white-tailed deer fawns; 1992; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Diseases; Rawson, R.E.; DelGiudice, G.D.; Dziuk, H.E.; Mech, L.D. |
| Citation Start Page: | 91 |
| Citation Volume: | 28 |
| Citation Year: | 1992 |
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| Text: | Energy metabolism and hematology of white-tailed deer fawns; 1992; Article; Journal; Journal of Wildlife Diseases; Rawson, R.E.; DelGiudice, G.D.; Dziuk, H.E.; Mech, L.D. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.jwildlifedis.org/cgi/reprint/28/1/91 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:18 -0500 |
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