Causes of Mortality in Wild Captive Ruminants of Maharajbag Zoo, Nagpur
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The most common cause of mortality in Chital and Nilgai was found to be hemorrhagic shock due to traumatic injuries (8). Chital and Nilgai (1 each) had dislocation of vertebral column and three animals were found to have wounds or several injuries. One male Chital succumbed to death due to fracture of femur and shock during shifting operation, whereas, horn injury of thorax and abdomen due to infighting during rutting season was noticed in two male Chitals. Acharjyo and Rao (1987) reported 18.59 per cent deaths in captive wild ruminants due to traumatic injuries (85 out of 457). The workers attributed the traumatic injuries to capture operations for management/ disposal/transfer from one enclosure to the other, interand intra species fighting and fighting during rutting season. Paikne et al. (1990) also opined that fractures are common during rutting season. Deaths due to traumatic injuries and shock in seven males and one female in the present investigation supports the view of the earlier workers.
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