Table 3.
Secondary findings in farmed deer from Switzerland (2003-2004) in the different age classes.
| Diagnosis | Abortion | Neonate | Fawn | Juvenile | Subadult | Adult | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endoparasites | 14 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 39 | ||
| Mild aspiration of amniotic fluid | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Beginning septicaemia | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Aspiration pneumonia | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Abomasal ulcer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Congenital malformation | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Ruminal acidosis | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Myocardial degeneration and tubulonephrosis | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Parasitic dermatitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Alveolar periostitis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Candidiasis (tongue) | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Colitis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Purulent hepatitis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Endometrial hyperplasia | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Inanition | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Haemosiderosis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Omphalophlebitis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Bacterial pneumonia | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Pyelonephritis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Unevenly worn cheek teeth | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Teleangiectasia (liver) | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Terminal thrombosis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Thymus involution | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Chronic tonsillitis | 1 | 1 |