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Czyżowski P. , Karpiński M. , Drozd L. , Tajchman K. 2009. INDIVIDUAL CONDITION EVALUATION OF FEMALE EUROPEAN ROE DEER BY BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT, EJPAU 12(4), #26.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume12/issue4/abs-26.html

ABSTRACT

We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of
biometric measurements for determining the individual condition of the European
Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus. The study included 153 female Roe Deer
obtained in Autumn 2007 in Warmia and Mazury region. We measured carcasses supplied
to the purchase center in Zwierzyniec using a zoometric stick and measurement
tape. Division into 4 weight classes was accepted for this study due to the objective
difficulties associated with the age life evaluation of wild Roe Deer. General
measurements characterizing the development of particular body parts were taken
into account during the evaluation: chest depth, chest width, and chest circumference.
The measurement-based calculations allowed us to determine the chest capacitance
index (CI) and we determined the variability between particular biometric measurements
by calculating correlation coefficients. We confirmed differences in body weight
among Roe Deer from the northeastern (Podlasie) and Warmia and Mazury areas of
Poland. We found a mean value of 66.4% for the CI of female Roe Deer. This value
was apparently higher in the second weight class (P ≤ 0.05), which
was reflected in a characteristic oval shape of the chest and an apparent elongation
in the 2 following classes. We found significant positive dependencies between
carcass weight and the values of all biometric parameters.

Key words: Roe Deer, biometric, individual condition, body size.

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Piotr Czyżowski
Department of Pet Breeding and Wildlife Management,
University of Lifes Science in Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Phone: 048 081 445 68 89
email: piotr.czyzowski@up.lublin.pl

Mirosław Karpiński
Department of Pet Breeding and Wildlife Management,
University of Lifes Science in Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Phone: 048 081 445 68 89
email: miroslaw.karpinski@up.lublin.pl

Leszek Drozd
Department of Pet Breeding and Wildlife Management,
University of Lifes Science in Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Phone: 048 81 445 68 83
email: leszek.drozd@up.lublin.pl

Katarzyna Tajchman
Department of Pet Breeding and Wildlife Management,
University of Lifes Science in Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Phone: 048 081 445 68 83
email: katarzyna.tajchman@up.lublin.pl

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