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The Legacy Studio

Can e-coli be transmitted from one deer herd to another by taking one of those deer out of the infected pen and placing it in an unaffected area?

Even though Lime is apparently a solution for this situation in the infected deer herd and subsequent pen, are there any other remedies to e-coli?

Thanks,

JC
 
I don't have it by the way, but another breeder in the area does.

JC
 
My understanding e-coli is it will not survive for long once outside the digestive system.Long enough though to infect others,& be one of the major indicators for polluted water.It requires 37degC to thrive.Treat animals with anti-biotics (correctly to prevent resistance) & try to improve management to prevent a reoccurrence.What was the original source of infection?How close are the deer to cattle? Installing clean water sources,feeding in troughs off the ground & lowering animal densities can help.I would be talking to your vet regarding the local strains of e-coli & the best anti-biotics to use.By the way e-coli effects humans too.All the best,Sharkey.
 
Thanks, The pen in question is 400 sq ft approximatley with about 25 deer in it. The fawns were dying like flys and they took them to state AG for autopsy's which revealed E-Coli. They sprayed lime heavily in the pens last year and did not lose many fawns as before. I just want to make sure that the deer can be given medicines to kill the outbreak and wheather it is transferrable to other deer if one of those deer are sold off and transported to another facility, susbsequently infecting that facility and deer as well.

Once I contact the state vet here I'll let you know. Thanks.

JC
 
i had an small outbreak of two different types of e.coli this last spring killing 5 fawns. As far as bringing a sick deer into a clean herd it can be transferred through them licking each other. i treated all the sick ones with genomycin and tmp tablets. and gave them some probiotics to give them a jump start. if you get a necropsy done it will give you a list of antibiotics that help on that certain strain. best thing is to keep the sick seperated from the others until its under control.
 
WOW! The density level of 25 animals in a 400sq foot enclosure is way to high. As for bringing animals in from that type of environment to yours calls into question sound judgment. You may want to reconsider.
 
Sorry, I believe the more accurate statement is 330-400 ft per side X 4 sides.

I am considering getting a doe fawn from them.

But my buck and bred doe are clean , totally just pets for reference for my studio. I am getting enrolled in the state's CWD monitoring status for protection towards my future.

I am more inclined to start collecting semen from tested bucks that I like for future breedings if the market bottoms out and start to move again.

any comments , suggestions.

thanks,

JC
 

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