title: Energy metabolism and hematology of white-tailed deer fawns.
abstract: Resting metabolic rates, weight gains and hematologic profiles of six newborn, captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns (four females, two males) were determined during the first 3 mo of life. Estimated mean daily weight gain of fawns was 0.2 kg. The regression equation for metabolic rate was: Metabolic rate (kcal/kg0.75/day) = 56.1 +/- 1.3 (age in days), r = 0.65, P less than 0.001). Regression equations were also used to relate age to red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin concentration (Hb), packed cell volume, white blood cell count, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin. The age relationships of Hb, MCHC, and smaller RBC's were indicative of an increasing and more efficient oxygen-carrying and exchange capacity to fulfill the increasing metabolic demands for oxygen associated with increasing body size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rawson
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: DelGiudice
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Dziuk
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Mech
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000097:blood / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D003670:Deer / Q000097:blood / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D004906:Erythrocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins