Diseases and Parasites of Farmed Cervids

[Russell]

This Ontario Ministry of Agriculture article describes the common diseases and parasites of farmed deer and elk. The list of diseases discussed is shown below.

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/alternat/facts/info_diseases.htm

Bacterial Diseases
Brucella abortus
Johne's Disease
Tuberculosis
Yersiniosis
Viral Diseases
Adenovirus infections
Bluetongue
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) of Deer and Elk
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD)
Herpesviruses
Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MFC)
Parapoxviruses of Deer
Fungal Diseases
Anaplasmosis
Parasitic Diseases
Ectoparasites
Elaeophoriasis
Elaphostrongylus cervi
Gastrointestinal nematodes
Lungworms

[Christine Hulka]

How do you treat mange in a deer fawn? The little mite that gets under the folicles of their hair and they have hair loss.

I do not see this parasite listed.

Please let me know.

Thanks
Christine Hulka

[Scott Heinrich]

Use Lintox (sheep dosage) to treat mange.