Major issues
Major issues
Good animal health is crucial to reaching production goals. Deer can be affected by both gastrointestinal and thoracic parasites, as well as external parasites like Ticks. Also from consuming contaminated pastures, these include Facial eczema and Ryegrass staggers.
Other diseases include Tuberculosis, Johne's disease , Yersiniosis, Leptospirosis and Abscess/fusoformus. Trace element deficiencies can also limit production.