EFFECTS OF ACEPROMAZINE ON CAPTURE STRESS IN ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS)

Differences in the capture stress response between captive and free-ranging roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and its modulation by acepromazine

This study examined the differences in the capture stress response between captive and freeranging roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and its modulation by acepromazine over a threehour period following the capture operation. We captured 32 roe deer (16 free-ranging and 16 captive) using drive-nets. These two groups were further divided into two sub-groups: animals in the treatment group received a...

Ectoparasites on reintroduced roe deer Capreolus capreolus in Israel.

The ectoparasite fauna of reintroduced roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) was surveyed in a Mediterranean forest in Israel. Ectoparasites were collected from four female hand-reared deer during 2004 and 2005. Seasonality, predilection sites of infestation, and the apparent effect of the parasites are presented. This is the first study of roe deer parasites in the East Mediterranean. The ectoparasit...

Quantifying capture stress in free ranging European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

BACKGROUND To understand and reduce the concomitant effects of trapping and handling procedures in wildlife species, it is essential to measure their physiological impact. Here, we examined individual variation in stress levels in non-anesthetized European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), which were captured in box traps and physically restrained for tagging, biometrics and bio-sampling. In wint...

Hand-rearing Roe deer Capreolus capreolus: practice and research potential

Four , Roe deer Capreolus capreolus were hand-reared and released into a 10 ha enclosed natural habitat. This paper describes the hand-rearing procedure, nutrition and development, which we compare with other documented cases. We illustrate the handling techniques that enabled us to maintain a close relationship with the hand-reared Roe deer in their adulthood and study them under semifree-rang...

Fibropapillomatosis of Roe Deer (capreolus Capreolus) in Hungary