Table 1.
Overview of general information about sampled marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) in Argentina.* includes 9 live marsh deer
| Marsh deer sampled | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| During Mortality events | Outside Mortality events | Total | ||
| Area | Ibera Wetlands | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Lower Delta | 8 | 22* | 30 | |
| Age class | Adult | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Yearling | 6 | 12 | 18 | |
| Fawn | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sex | Male | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Female | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Body Condition Score | Score 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Score 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| Score 3 | 0 | 22 | 22 | |
| Submandibular oedema | Presence | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Cachexia | Presence | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Bone fractures | Presence | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Skin laceration | Myiasis, alopecia, erosions | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Diarrhoea | Presence | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Ticks load | Zero - Low | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| Medium | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| High | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Not evaluated | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Pregnancy (n = 17, only females) | Presence | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Antler drop (n = 26, only adult and yearling males) | Presence | 4 | 1 | 5 |