Stress factor causing death in Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor)

Donny Y., . and E. Sivananthan T., . and Santhi M., . and Hanis Iryani I., . and Siti Aminah A., . and Rozza Nadiah R., . and Khairil Azman Z. A., . Stress factor causing death in Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor). pp. 160-164. ISSN 2180-3897

An adult female Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) at Wildlife Conservation Centre Sungkai Perak was found dead in the paddock after abortion. The dead foetus was found on the paddock the day before this incident. The workers at the conservation centre also reported that the doe was attacked few times prior to death by a bull of the same group. The paddock in the Sungkai Conservation Centre was under construction and it was suspected that the noise from heavy machiner y and animals being transferred into different paddocks caused further stress to the affected doe which led to abortion and death. Post-mortem lesions showed generalised congestion and haemorrhage of all vital organs including liver heart lungs kidneys and spleen. Histopathology revealed all organs have evidence of generalised congestion. Cause of death in this case is failure of the body system due to generalised congestion of the vital organs due to stress factor.

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Abstract

An adult female Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) at Wildlife Conservation Centre Sungkai Perak was found dead in the paddock after abortion. The dead foetus was found on the paddock the day before this incident. The workers at the conservation centre also reported that the doe was attacked few times prior to death by a bull of the same group. The paddock in the Sungkai Conservation Centre was under construction and it was suspected that the noise from heavy machiner y and animals being transferred into different paddocks caused further stress to the affected doe which led to abortion and death. Post-mortem lesions showed generalised congestion and haemorrhage of all vital organs including liver heart lungs kidneys and spleen. Histopathology revealed all organs have evidence of generalised congestion. Cause of death in this case is failure of the body system due to generalised congestion of the vital organs due to stress factor.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Cervus
AGROVOC Term:	Deer
AGROVOC Term:	Female animals
AGROVOC Term:	Postmortem examination
AGROVOC Term:	Histopathology
AGROVOC Term:	Pulmonary emphysema
AGROVOC Term:	Bleeding (haemorrhage)
AGROVOC Term:	Pregnancy toxaemia
AGROVOC Term:	Abortion
AGROVOC Term:	Autonomic nervous system
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:29
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24742

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