EXAM 3 - 8 Lectures Flashcards
carrying capacity
the number of animals and area will support
depends on quality of the habitat
ecologic/biologic carrying capacity
the number of each wildlife species that can live in an area and remain healthy and not damage the habitat
dynamic
impacted by:
habitat
animals
disease
management goals
wildlife acceptance capacity
social - how much people will put up with the animals
often the limiting factor
brain abscesses in deer
caused by multiple genera of bacteria - trueperella pyogenes in most cases
- gram positive rod
skin/mucus membrane inhabiting bacteria or environmental bacteria
enter through traumatic skin lesion, break in antler, sutures of skull bones
most cases in males older than 2
strongly seasonal - sep - april
brain abscesses in deer - clinical signs
wide variety of neurological signs depending on speed of progression and entry into brain
loss of fear
aggression
circling
head pressing,
paralysis,
emaciation +/-
brain abscesses in deer - lesions
draining tracks/pus in the skin/subcutis
inflammation in subcutis
necrosis of skull bones
abscesses in cranial vault
antler fractures
disseminated lesions
brain abscesses in deer - diagnosis
tentative based on gross lesions/clinical signs
culture and identification of bacteria to confirm
bone damage helpful with skeletal remains
brain abscesses in deer - wildlife implications
not population limiting
older bucks
source of inefficient management to increase adult male segment populations
QDMA - manage deer population for genetics, nutrition, older bucks (point restrictions)
brain abscesses in deer - public health and agricultural implications
humans may be susceptible to some of the causative bacteria
- no infections associated w deer contact
- suitable for consumption?
- wear gloves, wash hands/knives
livestock may be susceptible to some of the causative bacteria
- infected deer are not an added source for infection
TB in deer
Mycobacterium bovis
- acid-fast staining
- slow growing aerobe
national eradication program
- wildlife reservoirs make it difficult
virtually eliminated from US cattle
zoonotic
- problem in developing world
- pasteurization of milk
TB in deer - transmission
inhaltion or ingestion
bacteria secreted in sputum, urine, feces, and abscesses
persist for 5 months in cold/damp conditions
enhanced by crowding and stress
TB in deer - clinical signs and lesions
poor body condition
behavior change - away from herd
pneumonia
granulomas w m. bovis
- increase in size and become fibrotic and mineralized
- suspective but not definitive
TB in deer - in MI
extensive feeding and baiting is a risk factor
- artificially raises carrying capacity
- increases nose-nose contact and indirect contact w contaminated feed
meningeal worm in deer
parelaphostrongylus tenuis
- nematode
WTD are definitive hosts
- no disease
aberrant hosts - disease
- moose
- elk
- caribou
- llama
- domestic sheep and goat
causes damage to spinal cord and brain
often fatal
worms often don’t reach adult stage
- no shedding
elk and moose may shed larvae
meningeal worm in deer - life cycle
L1 released in feces
become L3 in snails or slugs - 30d
release L3 for ingestion
travel through spinal cord to meninges
eggs released in meninges
eggs travel to blood
become larvae in lungs
spread through gi and spread in feces
ingestion to shedding - 90d
meningeal worm in deer - clinical signs and lesions
may have yellow exudate on surface of brain and meninges
may have hemorrhages in lungs or pneumonia associated with eggs and larvae
in aberrant hosts infection results in lesions in spinal cord or brain
- small and hard to see grossly
- rarely find worms - L3
meningeal worm in deer - diagnosis
depends on doals of testing
population
- fecal exam for larvae
- necropsy and recovery of worms
- histo of lungs
individual - live
- fecal exams problematic
- PCR and serology under development
individual - clinically ill
- clinical signs
- gross lesions and microscopic examination of spinal cord/brain
- pcr
meningeal worm in deer - implications
infected animals should not be moved into areas where absent
cautious relocation of vulnerable species into endemic areas
aberrant host vulnerability in overlap w WTD
- agriculture implication
no public health implications
parasitism malnutrition syndrome in deer
parasitism is common but rarely causes disease
- can result in disease when combined with other factors - habitat, crowding, malnutrition
malnutrition reduces ability to control parasitism
significant disease associated with heavy parasite loads is indicator that a wild population has exceeded carrying capacity resulting in malnutrition
parasitism malnutrition syndrome in deer - large lungworm
dictyocaulus viviaprus
- large nematode of airways
ubiquitous distribution
wide host range
- deer
- elk
- moose
- cattle
- sheep
- goats
parasitism malnutrition syndrome in deer - large lungworm - life cycle
eggs coughed up, swallowed, larvae hatch out and defecated
larvae infective after 1wk in environment
deer or other hosts ingest larvae when feeding on low-lying vegetation
pilobolus fungus propels sporangium and larvae from fecal pat
parasitism malnutrition syndrome in deer - large lungworm - clinical signs and lesions
most not visibly sick
underweight
weak
respiratory distress
less than a yr old
heavy loads of other parasites
frothy mucus and mats of worms in airways
consolidation of individual lung lobules
bronchopneumonia +/- fibrinous pleuritis
- young deer w heavy infestations
parasitism malnutrition syndrome in deer - large lungworm - diagnosis
long slender white nematodes in the trachea, bronchi, or smaller airways are presumptive
examination of feces for larvae
histo
parasitism malnutrition syndrome in deer - large lungworm - implications
widespread and common problem in overpopulated WTD herds
common in elk in western us
young animals more vulnerable
no public health implications
many livestock species susceptible
- cross species transmission?
piebald anomaly in deer
genetic defect
variable expression
relative rare - <1%
pelage, skeleton, organ abnormalities
- scoliosis
- roman nose
- white patches
hemorrhagic disease of deer
two clinically indistinguishable diseases caused by distinct orbiviruses
- epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus
- bluetounge virus
distributed throughout climatic regions that are suitable for vector populations
hemorrhagic disease of deer - host
infection doesnt equal disease
wild ruminants
- many susceptible to infection
- in eastern north America primarily in WTD
domestic ruminants
- many susceptible to infection
- captive deer
- BTV may cause disease in sheep
- EHDV - rarely mild disease in cattle
hemorrhagic disease in deer - transmission
culicoides biting midges
hemorrhagic disease in deer - seasonality
predictable in late summer and early fall
hemorrhagic disease of deer - pathogenesis
virus-mediated endothelial injury leads to coagulopathy
edema -> hemorrhagic and necrosis -> ulceration
hemorrhagic disease of deer - clinical signs
acute or chronic
variety of clinical signs
- red skin and mucus membranes
- dull and rough coat
- appetite loss
- lethargy and depression
- swelling of head and neck
- reluctance to move to reecumbency
most often found dead
field signs
- deer mortality
- time of year
- acute lesions
- highly visible or unrecognized outbreaks
hemorrhagic disease in deer - chronic clinical signs and lesions
weight loss
lameness
emaciation
secondary infection
starvation and death over winter
hemorrhagic disease in deer - diagnosis
presumptive based on histoory and presentation
virus isolation
- dont freeze
- whole blood, spleen, lung, lymph node
PCR
serology
hemorrhagic disease in deer - population impacts
mortality is difficult to quantify
- varies outbreak
- can be vary high
hemorrhagic disease in deer - management
limited options in wild deer
rarely significant or sustained population impacts in wild deer
- can bae dramatic and concerning to public
translocation of deer from north to south
communication w agricultural sector
hemorrhagic disease in deer - captive deer
significant source of mortality in captive deer
- northern states
- northern deer moved south
hemorrhagic disease in deer - cattle
EHDV rarely associated with clincial disease
in north america often associated with large outbreak in deer
clinical signs non-specific and mimic other cattle diseases
- BVD, BTV, FMD, adenovirus
- fever, anorexia, oculonasal discharge, palpebral edema, lameness, salivation, oral hemorrhages and erosions
hemorrhagic disease in deer - changing patterns
numerous changes in epidemiology of EHD and BT in last decade
- new serotypes
- increased frequency in northern states
- increasing EHD reports in cattle around world
cutaneous fibroma in deer
virus induced tumor
- papillomavirus
transmission
- arthropod vectors
- contact possibly
seasonal
may spontaneously resolve
cutaneous fibroma in deer - clinical signs
smooth, dark, and hairless tumors
white on cut surface
significance depends on size and location
- interfere w vision and walking
- secondary infections if traumatized