[Deer farming in Switzerland - Current epidemiological situation with focus on husbandry, management and nutrition].

Föhn, M; Murer, Silvia; Hochstrasser, R; Schüpbach-Regula, G.; Zanolari, Patrik (2018). [Deer farming in Switzerland - Current epidemiological situation with focus on husbandry, management and nutrition]. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 160(11), pp. 641-648. Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte 10.17236/sat00181

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INTRODUCTION

Between September 2016 and February 2017 a survey in Swiss deer farms were conducted to gain information about their husbandry. Questions about the business, feeding, management, health and deworming strategies were asked. 98 (19%) out of 527 registered farms (2016) participated in the survey. The farms were often run on a sideline business, had an average used agricultural area of 7.3 ha with an average of 38 deer. Pasture access was the preferred feeding strategy followed by offering first and second cut hay. Between 2013-2015 the most common causes of death were sudden death and injuries. Parasites were classified as no or rather small problem by 91 out of 102 deer owner. Fecal parasitological examinations of fecal samples were conducted in 36 (35%) of the responding farms. Gastrointestinal roundworms (Trichostrongylidae) were identified as the most common pathogens (in 42-59% of sampled farms), in addition large lungworms (Dictyocaulus sp.) and coccidia were detected. 45% of the participating farmers conducted at least one treatment against parasites between 2013 and 2015.

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